In the recently concluded 4th Indo-U.S. Strategic Dialogue, both countries reaffirmed their shared vision for peace and stability in Asia and in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They also expressed commitment to continue consultations on regional and international issues including Afghanistan.
On June 26, Gateway House hosted David McKean, Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State, in conversation with Manjeet Kripalani, Co-founder and Executive Director, Gateway House, to discuss the way forward for U.S.-India economic and strategic relations; India’s relations with its neighbours and how this impacts decision-making and India’s economic and political influence in the Asia-Pacific region. This is the third of the G20 Country Series meetings hosted by Gateway House.
David McKean is the Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State. He accompanied the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, at the India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue held on June 24. He joined the U.S. Department of State in April 2012 as a Senior Advisor to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR). Previously, he served as CEO of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation in Boston and as the Staff Director for the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was Chief of Staff in Senator John Kerry’s personal office from 1999 to 2008.
Manjeet Kripalani is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations. She is also the former India Bureau Chief of Businessweek magazine. During her extensive career in journalism (BusinessWeek, Worth and Forbes magazines), she has won several awards, including the Gerald Loeb Award, the George Polk Award, Overseas Press Club and Daniel Pearl Awards.
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