New York: Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, veteran diplomat of nearly four decades and former Indian envoy to Washington joins the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) as Advisor to the Board and will be the Chairman of the USISPF Geopolitical Institute.
In this new avatar, Ambassador Sandhu will lend his diplomatic acumen to guide USISPF’s strategic engagements on the India-Middle-East-Europe-Economic Corridor (IMEC), the Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) and the I2U2 (India, Israel, USA, and UAE) initiatives.
Ambassador Sandhu worked closely with USISPF during his four-year tenure in Washington, before calling time on his decorated 35-year diplomatic career in February 2024.
As one of New Delhi’s finest diplomatic stalwarts, Ambassador Sandhu was a key architect in strengthening U.S.-India relations through his four stints in the United States, three of them in Washington, D.C.
Commenting on his new appointment, Ambassador Sandhu remarked: “I am delighted to join the US India Strategic Partnership Forum as Chairman of its Geopolitical Institute. I have had the opportunity to work on as well as follow the India-US story for over three decades. The relationship has evolved into a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, underpinned by shared values and interests, matured in character and nurtured by the vibrant people-to-people ties between the two countries. Prime Minister Modi and President Trump have imparted renewed vigor through the India-US COMPACT that focuses on key sectors including defense, technology, energy and trade. USISPF, led by Mukesh, has played a significant role in forging closer ties between the governments, industry, innovators and academia of India and US. As we navigate through an increasingly uncertain world, I look forward to contributing meaningfully in the new role, towards further deepening this most consequential partnership.”
