Diplomat S. Paul Kapur Begins India Visit

NEW DELHI -US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs S. Paul Kapur, currently on an official visit to India, is scheduled to meet top Indian officials and hold discussions on regional security and shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific.

The US Embassy in India noted that Kapur’s March 1-3 visit builds upon recent momentum to advance US President Donald Trump’s vision for a robust and mutually beneficial partnership between India and the US.

Kapur was sworn in as US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs last October. He is on leave from the United States Naval Postgraduate School, where he was a Professor in the Department of National Security Affairs. Previously, Kapur was a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, served on the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff, and taught at Claremont McKenna College. (IANS)