December 2, 2024 - The Asia Foundation Korea Office, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in India, co-hosted a roundtable dialogue, "Trump 2.0 and the Indo-Pacific," on November 27. The roundtable featured Dr. Tanvi Madan, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Mr. LIM Sang-Woo, the Minister of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of India, as panelists. Dr. Kyungjin Song, Country Representative of The Asia Foundation, moderated the dialogue.

After Dr. Song made a brief introduction about The Asia Foundation, she invited the two panelists to provide their insights into the potential impacts of the Trump 2.0 administration on the Indo-Pacific region, with a focus on the Korea-U.S., the U.S.-India, the Korea-India, and the Korea-US-India trilateral relations.

Dr. Tanvi Madan highlighted that Trump’s policies toward China are likely to significantly shape the Indo-Pacific strategy. She emphasized that Trump’s strong stances on trade, immigration, and security issues would profoundly impact America’s allies and partners.

Mr. Sang-Woo Lim underscored the advanced relations between the U.S. and India, predicting that India would continue to adapt flexibly to Trump’s policy shifts. He also highlighted the importance of Korea strengthening relations with India.

Following the panel presentations, experts from academia, media, and the corporate sector engaged in lively and candid discussion.

The Asia Foundation Korea Office continues to facilitate dialogue on a wide range of critical regional and global issues that impacts the lives of the people in Asia and the Pacific.

​Written by Han Eunhye, External Relations Officer