Discussion on India-U.S. relations and the problem of ISIS

Brookings India hosted a panel discussion on ‘Managing 21st Century Geopolitics in Europe, West Africa and Indo-Pacific’ on December 15, 2015. The distinguished panel featured Ambassador Strobe Talbott, President, Brookings Institution and former US Deputy Secretary of State; Ambassador Martin Indyk, Executive Vice President, Brookings Institution and former US Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations; Ambassador Shivshankar Menon, Distinguished Fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings and India’s former National Security Adviser and Foreign Secretary; and Dr. Tanvi Madan, Director of The India Project and fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution.

The discussion mainly revolved around the issues of India-U.S. relations, the return of geopolitics to the world and the transnational threat posed by the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. It was attended by key stakeholders from business, governments, think-tanks and the media.