On December 19, Manjeet Kripalani, Executive Director, Gateway House, hosted a discussion with representatives of the U.S. Consulate and Department of Intelligence. The discussion focused on the prospects of greater bilateral relations between the U.S. and India, China and Russia respectively.
Michael Bahar, Thomas Eager, and Jacob Barton were present from the Department of Intelligence, while Kevine Irvine and Christopher Grossman were present from the U.S. Consulate in Mumbai. From Gateway House, Sameer Patil, Fellow, National Security, Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism Studies, and Amit Bhandari, Fellow, Energy and Environment Studies, were present.