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The India-US Forum

About The Event

The India-US Forum is a platform for Indian and American leaders to shape the future of India-US strategic partnership through dialogue and collaboration. It is annually convened by the Ananta Centre and Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

The Forum is held under the Chatham House Rule and participation is by invitation only. The attendees are high level representatives from government, Congress/Parliament, industry, media, academia and think tanks.

Over its 8 editions so far, the Forum has emerged as a coveted space to exchange ideas and set the bilateral agenda for cooperation.

Delegates

Agenda

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The Forum is closed-door and held under the Chatham House rules.

Badge Pick-Up Attendance is by invitation only. Access to sessions is limited to badge holders.
7:30 hrs onwards Taj Mahal Hotel
Welcome Remarks

Indrani Bagchi CEO, Ananta Centre

9:00 - 9:02 hrs
Opening Remarks

Jamshyd N. Godrej Forum Co-Chair, Founding Trustee, Ananta Centre and Chairman & MD, Godrej & Boyce

9:02 - 9:05 hrs
Session 1 │ Conversation
9:05 - 9:45 hrs
Break
9:45 - 9:55 hrs
Session 2 │ Panel │ Defence – Policy

How India and the US are shaping the next generation of autonomous systems, AI-enabled warfare, defence innovation, and dual-use technologies.

9:55 - 10:55 hrs
Session 3 │ Conversation
11:00 - 11:45 hrs
Session 4 │ Panel │ IMEC: Ports, Connectivity and Shipping
11:55 - 12:55 hrs
Session 5 │ Panel │ Critical Minerals
11:55 - 12:55 hrs
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00 hrs
Session 6 │ Panel │ India-US from the Hill
14:00 - 15:00 hrs
Session 7 │ Conversation │ Business of Sports
14:00 - 15:00 hrs
Session 8 │ Panel │ Energy Security First

As energy insecurity rises, how can both countries build a more resilient, reliable, and strategically secure energy partnership?

15:05 - 15:50 hrs
Break
15:50 - 16:00 hrs
Session 9 │ Panel │ AI Governance
16:00 - 16:45 hrs
Session 10 │ Panel │ Trade, Trust, and Turbulence: Can India and the US deliver?

Mapping what the trade deal must deliver for business confidence, investment and long-term strategic trust.

16:45 - 17:30 hrs
Break
17:30 - 17:45 hrs
Session 11 │ Conversation
17:45 - 18:30 hrs
Session 12 │ Conversation │ The State of the Partnership

Where does the relationship stand, and where must it go? Laying out strategic priorities and pathways for deeper cooperation.

S Jaishankar Minister of External Affairs, Government of India
in conversation with
Indrani Bagchi, CEO, Ananta Centre

18:30 - 19:30 hrs
Inaugural Reception and Dinner All Badge Holders i.e. Forum attendees are cordially invited.
19:30 hrs

The Forum is closed-door and held under the Chatham House rules.

Session 13 │ Conversation

Vikram Misri Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs

9:00 - 9:45 hrs
Session 14 │ Neutrons are forever: Civil Nuclear Cooperation

With nuclear cooperation at an inflection point, accelerating civil nuclear partnerships, technology transfer, and the promise of next-generation reactors.

9:45 - 10:45 hrs
Break
10:45 - 10:55 hrs
Session 15 │ Panel │ Beyond the Capitals: Investment Pipelines
10:55 - 11:55 hrs
Session 16 │ Panel │ Fabs to Data Centres: Building Tech Infra
12:00 - 12:45 hrs
Session 17 │ Panel │ Geostrategy
12:00 - 12:45 hrs
Lunch
12:45 - 13:45 hrs
Session 18 │ Panel │ Defence Manufacturing
13:45 - 14:30 hrs
Session 19 │ Panel │ Regulatory-Governance Reforms in India
14:30 - 15:30 hrs
Break
15:30 - 15:45 hrs
Session 20 │ Panel │ Biopharma
15:45 - 16:30 hrs
Session 21 │ Panel │ Make it here, make it there, manufacture everywhere?

Co-creating the next generation of manufacturing ecosystems. Distributed, tech-enabled, resilient, and built to dominate industries of the future.

16:35 - 17:30 hrs
Break
17:30 - 17:45 hrs
Session 22 │ Conversation

How India and the United States are recalibrating strategy, technology, trade, and power in an era defined by disruption, competition, and hard bargaining.

17:45 - 18:15 hrs
Session 23 │ Conversation │ Charting the Trade Relationship

Market access, manufacturing ambition, and the terms for a long-term stable economic partnership.

18:15 - 18:45 hrs
Closing Remarks

Indrani Bagchi CEO, Ananta Centre

18:45 hrs
Reception and Dinner Hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
18:30 hrs

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