The U.S. India Strategic Partnership: Securing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South Central Asia · December 11, 2025

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Chair opening statement: US‑India relationship as defining partnership

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Chair opened the hearing by calling the U.S.‑India relationship a ‘‘defining relationship of the 21st century,’’ arguing it is central to a free Indo‑Pacific, resilient supply chains, and a democratic rules‑based order. He flagged recent interactions between India, Russia, and China as reasons for vigilance and noted growing defense, counterterrorism, and trade cooperation (including U.S. arms sales and Quad participation).

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A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing examined the strategic, economic and security dimensions of the U.S.-India relationship, including tariffs, maritime cooperation in the Indo‑Pacific, supply‑chain vulnerabilities, and people‑to‑people ties. Witnesses from think tanks described opportunities and risks and urged congressional action on trade, defense cooperation, and critical‑supply resilience.

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