23
April 2026
Past Event
The New India Conference

Event will also air live on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

The New India Conference

Past Event
Invite Only
April 23, 2026
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President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during bilateral discussions on February 25, 2020 at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. (Getty Images)
23
April 2026
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

 

Inquiries: tmagnuson@hudson.org.

Speakers:
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Nisha Biswal

Partner, The Asia Group; former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs

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Kurt Campbell

Chairman & Co-Founder, The Asia Group; former Deputy Secretary of State

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Vijay Chauthaiwale

Head of Department of Foreign Affairs, Bharatiya Janata Party

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Priyanka Chaturvedi

Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

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Dattatreya Hosabale

General Secretary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

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Hemang Jani

Public Policy & Governance, World Bank; former OSD, Prime Minister’s Office

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Kenneth Juster

Former US Ambassador to India

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Amb. Vinay Kwatra

Ambassador of India to the United States

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Ram Madhav

President, India Foundation

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Ashok Malik

Partner and Chair, India Practice, The Asia Group and former Policy Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs, India

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Richard Rossow

Senior Adviser and Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics, CSIS

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Joel Scanlon

Executive Vice President

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Elizabeth Threlkeld

Senior Fellow and Director, South Asia Program, Stimson Center

Moderators:
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Lisa Curtis

Senior Fellow & Director, Center for a New American Security

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Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

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Aparna Pande

Senior Fellow

India is fast becoming one of the most consequential countries in the world—but remains one of the least understood in Washington.

Following a landmark trade agreement and a period of diplomatic turbulence, the US-India relationship stands at an inflection point for both countries. India's importance to American interests has never been greater. Yet critical knowledge gaps have developed after decades of underinvestment in the institutions linking the two democracies.

The New India Conference brings together senior officials, strategic thinkers, and leading intellectuals from India, the United States, and around the world for a candid, high-level dialogue on three questions: What does the new India want on the world stage? How is it reshaping its economy to get there? And what will it take to build the US-India partnership necessary to meet this moment?

To request an RSVP, please reach out to Talia Magnuson at tmagnuson@hudson.org.

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
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