The New India Conference

9:00 a.m. | Introduction

• Joel Scanlon, Executive Vice President, Hudson Institute
• Amb. Vinay Kwatra, Ambassador of India to the United States

9:30 a.m. | Panel I: The New India in the World

• Vijay Chauthaiwale, Head of Department of Foreign Affairs, Bharatiya Janata Party
• Kenneth Juster, Former US Ambassador to India
• Priyanka Chaturvedi, Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Moderator

• Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow and Director, Indo-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security 

11:00 a.m. | Panel II:  India’s Evolving Approach to Economics

• Ashok Malik, Partner and Chair, India Practice, The Asia Group and former Policy Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs, India
• Richard Rossow, Senior Adviser and Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics, CSIS
• Nisha Biswal, Partner, The Asia Group and former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
• Hemang Jani, Senior Advisor to the Executive Director, World Bank

Moderator

• Aparna Pande, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

1:15 p.m. | Panel III: New Paths Forward for US-India Relations

• Ram Madhav, President, India Foundation and former National General Secretary, BJP
• Kurt Campbell, Chairman and Co-Founder, The Asia Group and former Deputy Secretary of State
• Elizabeth Threlkeld, Senior Fellow and Director, South Asia Program, Stimson Center

Moderator

• Bill Drexel, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft, Hudson Institute

2:45 p.m. | Fireside Chat

• Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship, Hudson Institute
• Dattatreya Hosabale, General Secretary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

3:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks

• Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship, Hudson Institute