India Foundation, represented by Ms Rami Desai, Distinguished Fellow, and Major General Dhruv Katoch, Director, hosted a delegation from the US in the Conference Hall on April 15, 2025, for a closed-door interaction with Ms Desai on the present condition and future of Myanmar, with an emphasis on the role of the US and India. The delegation was led by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Mr Andrew R Herrup.
He was accompanied by Ms Jennifer Elksnitis, the Burma Desk Officer at the Office of Mainland Southeast Asia, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US Department of State; Mr Michael Cramer, Political Officer at the Embassy of the USA in India; Mr Ajay Dayal, Political Specialist at the US Embassy in India; Mr James Plasman, First Secretary, US Embassy in India.
The hour-long interaction between Ms Desai and the delegation spanned the current economic, social, and political developments in Myanmar. The discussion concluded with the discussants exploring opportunities for collaboration between India Foundation and think tanks and other stakeholders on the USA for finding solutions to regional problems and ensuring stability and peace.
