AGENDA
Hearing on "India, China, and the Balance of Power in the Indo-Pacific"
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419, and Webex
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Hearing Co-Chairs: Commissioner Hal Brands [Opening Statement] and Commissioner Jonathan N. Stivers [Opening Statement]
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 [Testimony]
- Sameer Lalwani, External Senior Advisor, Special Competitive Studies Project; Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund [Testimony]
- Lindsey Ford, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security [Testimony]
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 [Testimony]
- Tarun Chhabra, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution [Testimony]
- Chan Harjivan, Visiting Fellow, Duke University’s Margolis Institute for Health Policy [Testimony]
12:50 PM – 12:55 PM: Closing Remarks
12:55 PM: Adjourn
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