Monday, March 17, 2025 | New Delhi
The focus was on deep defense cooperation, especially on Al, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. The event brought together a distinguished lineup of senior officials, industry leaders, and strategic experts to deliberate on enhancing U.S.-India collaboration in critical and emerging tech domains.
The discussions underscored the imperative of fostering deeper cooperation in Al-driven defense capabilities, cybersecurity frameworks, and next-generation military applications to fortify strategic alliances in an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape.
The event was attended by esteemed speakers and guests from both USG and GOI.
We were delighted to host Admiral Samuel Paparo, Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command, Ricky Gill, Special Assistant to President Trump and Senior Director for South & Central Asian Affairs, National Security Council, The White House; Lt. Gen. M U Nair, National Cyber Security Coordinator, National Security Council Secretariat, Jorgan K. Andrews, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy India, Ravi Dammu, Secretary (ER), Randhir Jaiswal.
We were also joined by Gen. Manoj Naravane, William Blair, Vince Logsdon, Dr. Vivek Lall, Vikram Rai, and Cdr. Jasbir Solanki (Retd), alongside friends from the Japanese and Australian Embassies.
Additionally, the discussions on Artificial Intelligence and National Security discussion were enriched by insights from Alexander Gray CEO, of American Global Strategies; Former Deputy Assistant to President Trump and Chief of Staff of the White House NSC, Amb. Arun K. Singh, Advisor to USISPF Board, Former Ambassador of India to the U.S. and Senior Counsellor, The Cohen Group and partners from Google, Microsoft, and Lockheed Martin.
