Background

On January 17, ORF America co-organized a roundtable in New Delhi with The Asia Group on the India-U.S. defense industrial partnership. Held under the Chatham House Rule, the discussion featured Vani Rao, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs, as well as participants from the Indian National Security Council Secretariat, Ministry of Defence, U.S. Embassy, and Indian and U.S. industry. Participants discussed challenges and opportunities in co-production, technology transfer, licensing, sharing technical specifications, and export markets.