The New India Conference

April 2026

Past Event

The New India Conference

Past Event

Invite Only

April 23, 2026

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

April 2026

Past Event

Speakers:

Nisha Biswal

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

Kurt Campbell

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

Vijay Chauthaiwale

Head of Department of Foreign Affairs, Bharatiya Janata Party

Priyanka Chaturvedi

Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Dattatreya Hosabale

General Secretary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Hemang Jani

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

Kenneth Juster

Former US Ambassador to India

Amb. Vinay Kwatra

Ambassador of India to the United States

Ram Madhav

President, India Foundation

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

Elizabeth Threlkeld

Senior Fellow and Director, South Asia Program, Stimson Center

Moderators:

Lisa Curtis

Senior Fellow & Director, Center for a New American Security

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.

Agenda

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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