ET Graphics: From S Jaishankar at Trump inauguration to PM Modi's visit, here's how India-US dialogue happened in 2025

JANUARY
Foreign minister S Jaishankar attends Trump inauguration, meets US secretary of state Marco Rubio.

FEBRUARY
Trump hosts PM Modi in Washington

APRIL

• Vance visits India, meets PM, announces terms of reference for negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement; trip coincides with Pahalgam terror attacks.
• Tiger-Triumph Exercise in India.
• Extradition of Tahawwur Rana from the US to India MAY Indian foreign secretary and NSA visit Washington Commerce minister visits United States

JUNE
Indian parliamentary delegation, led by Shashi Tharoor, visits Washington.



JULY

• Jaishankar meets Rubio at Quad meetings
• Defence minister Rajnath Singh’s phone calls with US’ Pete Hegseth Visits by Defense Pricing and Contracting officials
• Finalisation of a framework for the US-India major defense partnership
• US designation of The Resistance Front (TRF) as a foreign terrorist organisation
• Launch of NASA-ISRO synthetic Aperture Radar mission
• Shubhanshu Shukla travels to ISS
• Petroleum minister speaks with US counterpart

AUGUST

• US Congress and staff delegations visit India 2+2 intersessional dialogue
• India facilitates return of FBI fugitive Cindy Rodriguez Singh from India to the
• US India-Middle East-Europe Corridor interaction
• Inauguration of eight new Indian consular application centres in the US

SEPTEMBER

• Visit by Iowa governor Kim Reynolds
• Visit by Department of State Cyber and Digital Policy Bureau officials
• Exercise Sea Dragon in Guam; Exercise Yudh Abhyas
• US Department of Defense delegation to visit India for P81 deal

OTHER ENGAGEMENTS

• Ex MALABAR in Guam and Ex Cope India
• Quad Engagements
• Launch of the Indian Ocean Strategic Venture
• Expansion of joint/ dual degree programmes, US offshore campuses in India