The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center, in partnership with the US Embassy in New Delhi, Vivekananda International Foundation, and the Confederation of Indian Industry, will be hosting “India-US 2015: Partnering for Peace and Prosperity” from Monday, March 16 to Tuesday, March 17 at the Vivekananda International Foundation located in New Delhi, India.
The conference seeks to facilitate a dialogue on regional as well as global security issues and provide a collaborative forum to discuss new ideas for cooperation. During five sessions throughout the course of the two-day event, speakers and participants will address issues ranging from regional security and US-India strategy for the Middle East to trade and economics in the context of the security relationship.
Dr. Arvind Gupta, Deputy National Security Advisor for the Government of India, will deliver the keynote address. Other notable speakers include Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Chairman, Atlantic Council; Fred Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council; Amb. Francis J. Ricciardone, Vice President and Director, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council; Dr. Bharath Gopalaswamy, Acting Director, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council; Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary of India; Peter Lavoy, former US Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs; Ashley Tellis, Senior Associate, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Kanwal Sibal, former Foreign Secretary of India.
Those interested in participating but unable to attend can watch the full conference here. Please visit the conference website here or email press@AtlanticCouncil.org for more information.