The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum will hold its eighth annual leadership summit on June 2 in Washington, D.C. The organization aims to fortify relationships between leaders from the U.S. and India by “enabling stakeholder dialogues, white papers, and specialized consultations.” This year’s event will spotlight Second Lady Usha Vance and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.
A statement from the USISPF revealed that Vance will prominently host a fireside chat while Lutnick will deliver the event’s keynote address.
“As the first Indian American in the role of Second Lady, Ms. Vance’s presence symbolizes the deepening partnership between the world’s oldest and largest democracies, and highlights the robust strength of the people-to-people ties,” the release noted about the vice president’s wife.
Lutnick will discuss the future of trade relations between the U.S. and India and how the two countries can benefit from economic cooperation opportunities now and in the future.
“Secretary Lutnick will share his insights on strengthening the U.S.-India strategic and economic partnership to achieve the goal set by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi for $500 billion in bilateral trade,” read the statement about the leadership summit.
“We are proud to welcome Secretary Lutnick, Second Lady Usha Vance and recognize exemplary business leaders who have strengthened the U.S.-India-Japan corridor,” said USISPF President and CEO Dr. Mukesh Aghi. “These three leading democracies — together representing well over $35 trillion—are united by a shared commitment to strengthening supply chains and upholding a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.”
Aghi touted the previous cooperation between the U.S. and India, along with contributions from Japan, which paved the way for the alliance’s earlier work and will help lay the groundwork for future endeavors.
“With Japan’s strength in advanced engineering manufacturing, India’s robust economic growth, demographic dividend and engineering talent, and the U.S. innovation economy and capital, this trilateral partnership is uniquely positioned to drive progress across critical sectors,” Aghi said. “This summit celebrates that shared vision and momentum.”
The event will also include conversations with two members of the U.S. Congress, Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Rep. Rick McCormick (R-GA), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans. They will be joined by the Ambassador of India to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
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USISPF Chairman John Chambers enthusiastically touted the forum as an integral part of strengthening relations between India and the U.S.
“USISPF was founded with the single goal of uniting the two most powerful and robust democracies,” said Chambers. “USISPF’s strength and reach reflect with the growth, dynamism, and optimism inherent in the U.S.-India strategic partnership. As the most prestigious summit in the U.S.-India corridor, the Leadership Summit brings together key policy and decision makers and private sector leaders to discuss their vision and way forward for bilateral partnership.”