According to the National Security Council’s senior official for South Asia, the evolving relationship between the United States and India in terms of trade and security presented “a tremendous opportunity to the next administration.” The Trump administration elected on November 8, 2016 had the power to shape and grow relationships in Asia in the years to come.
On November 18, 2016 the India Initiative and the Asian Studies Program hosted a debrief on the U.S. election and its implications for U.S. policy toward the Asia Pacific region. The event featured a discussion with Professor Victor Cha, director of the Asian Studies Program; Professor Irfan Nooruddin, director of the Georgetown University India Initiative; and Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Political Economy Yuhki Tajima. These speakers offered their analyses and perspectives on the impact of the new administration on the U.S.-India partnership, and the future of U.S. diplomacy in Asia.
This event was co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and the Georgetown University India Initiative.
Victor Cha is the D.S. Song-KF Chair in Government and International Affairs and is the director of the Asian Studies Program in the School of Foreign Service.
Irfan Nooruddin is the Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Professor of Indian Politics, faculty chair of the School of Foreign Service, and director of the Georgetown India Initiative.
Yuhki Tajima is an assistant professor of Asian studies and political economy in the School of Foreign Service.