This event has been postponed. A future date will be announced shortly.

When Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh met with President Bush in July 2005, the two leaders set forth a bold vision to “transform the relationship between their countries and establish a global partnership.” Much attention, however, has narrowly focused on the summit’s landmark civil nuclear agreement, under which the Bush administration agreed to supply fuel and technology for India’s civilian nuclear program.

Will the U.S. Congress approve a nuclear deal which provides atomic fuel and energy to a power that has refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty? How will the outcome of the nuclear agreement affect the broader global partnership between the United States and India? Will concerns about China, anxiety over energy consumption, and the desire for democratic unity drive the United States and India to transform their common interests into harmonized strategic goals? AEI will hold a half-day conference on these and other questions related to U.S.-Indian relations. Ambassador Robert D. Blackwill will deliver the keynote speech.