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The New India Conference
The New India Conference
In-Person Event
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April 23, 2026
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April 2026
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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.
Introduction
- Joel Scanlon, Executive Vice President, Hudson Institute
- Amb. Vinay Kwatra, Ambassador of India to the United States
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
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
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
- Bethany Poulos Morrison, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, US Department of State
Moderator
- Bill Drexel, Senior Fellow, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft, Hudson Institute
Fireside Chat
- Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship, Hudson Institute
- Dattatreya Hosabale, General Secretary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Closing Remarks
- Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship, Hudson Institute
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