AGENDA
Hearing on "India, China, and the Balance of Power in the Indo-Pacific"
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 June 5, 2025
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419, and Webex
*Livestream will appear here*
Hearing Co-Chairs: Commissioner Hal Brands and Commissioner Jonathan Stivers
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM: Co-Chairs' Opening Remarks
9:40 AM – 11:10 AM: Panel I: Enduring Challenges and Potential Flashpoints in China-India Relations
- Tanvi Madan, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
- Sameer Lalwani, External Senior Advisor, Special Competitive Studies Project; Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund
- Lindsey Ford, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM: Break
11:20 AM – 12:50 PM: Panel II: Economic and Technology Stakes in China-India Relations
- Soumya Bhowmick, Fellow, Observer Research Foundation
- Tarun Chhabra, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution
- Chan Harjivan, Visiting Fellow, Duke University’s Margolis Institute for Health Policy
12:50 PM – 12:55 PM: Closing Remarks
12:55 PM: Adjourn