Overview
- Hooker is in India from December 7 to 11 for engagements in New Delhi and Bengaluru focused on strengthening the U.S.–India partnership.
- She will hold Foreign Office Consultations with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to discuss regional security, economic cooperation and Indo-Pacific priorities.
- In Bengaluru, she will visit ISRO and meet leaders from the space, energy and technology sectors to deepen research and commercial collaboration.
- A separate U.S. delegation led by Deputy USTR Rick Switzer is in New Delhi to seek progress on a first‑phase trade pact as the 50% U.S. tariff, including a 25% levy linked to Russian crude purchases, remains unresolved.
- The trip follows President Vladimir Putin’s recent India visit and builds on this week’s India–U.S. counterterrorism dialogues that urged additional UN 1267 listings and noted Washington’s designation of The Resistance Front.