Johns Hopkins SAIS Professor Joshua White available for comment on U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s India visit

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit India from March 19 to 21 as part of his first overseas trip, signaling the country’s importance to the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific agenda. Joshua White, Associate Professor of the Practice of South Asia Studies and former senior advisor and director for South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council, is available to discuss Austin’s India visit and what it means for the security and defense relationship between the two countries.

White, who recently published the Brookings Institution report titled, “After the foundational agreements: An agenda for U.S.-India defense and security cooperation,” can address the following topics:

 

• Key issues likely to be discussed during Austin’s visit

• The evolving role of defense and security cooperation in the wider U.S.-India relationship

• Cooperative efforts that both countries might pursue to address shared concerns about Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region

Jason Lucas

Communications Manager

Johns Hopkins SAIS

+1 (202) 663-5620

A division of Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a global institution that offers students an international perspective on today's critical issues. For more than 75 years, Johns Hopkins SAIS has produced great leaders, thinkers, and practitioners of international relations. Public leaders and private sector executives alike seek the counsel of the faculty, whose ideas and research inform and shape policy. Johns Hopkins SAIS offers a global perspective across three campus locations: Bologna, Italy; Nanjing, China; and Washington, D.C. The school's interdisciplinary curriculum is strongly rooted in the study of international economics, international relations, and regional studies, preparing students to address multifaceted challenges in the world today. 

 

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