Overview
- Adm. Samuel J. Paparo visited New Delhi, Chandimandir and Bengaluru from Feb. 14–19 to advance U.S.-India security cooperation.
- In New Delhi he met Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Anil Chauhan and Navy Chief Adm. Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to review progress under the 2025 framework and bolster multi-domain interoperability.
- At India’s Western Command in Chandimandir, he and U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor discussed operational security along India’s western and northern fronts.
- In Bengaluru he toured the Aeronautical Development Agency and the National Flight Test Center, highlighting deepening defense‑industrial collaboration and aerospace innovation.
- He joined a U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum session with Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade William Kimmitt on emerging technologies such as AI, Quad coordination and the decade-long defense framework.