Book Event: The Slow Rise of the Vital US-India Relationship

October 2023

Past Event

Book Event: The Slow Rise of the Vital US-India Relationship

Past Event

Hudson Institute

October 26, 2023

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauds during a joint press conference with United States President Joe Biden at the White House on June 22, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)

October 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Seema Sirohi

Columnist, the Economic Times, and Author, Friends with Benefits: The India-US Story

Ashley Tellis

Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Moderator:

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With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the United States in June and President Joe Biden’s September visit to India, 2023 has been a landmark year for the India-US strategic partnership. But the world’s oldest democracy and the world’s most populous democracy have not always been such close friends. Through most of the Cold War, relations between the two countries were beset with challenges. Only within the last two decades have New Delhi and Washington become natural allies.

Economic Times columnist Seema Sirohi’s new book Friends with Benefits: The India-US Story explores the slow development of the US-India relationship. Join Hudson Institute for a book talk with Sirohi and Ashley Tellis, the Tata Chair for strategic affairs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, moderated by Hudson Research Fellow Aparna Pande.

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Moderator:

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Moderator:

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