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Tulsi Gabbard to visit India on Indo-Pacific tour
This trip marks her first visit to India since assuming office as the eighth Senate-confirmed Director of National Intelligence and the first female combat veteran to hold the role.
Tulsi Gabbard. / X/@TulsiGabbard
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard announced on Mar.10 that she has embarked on a multi-nation trip to the Indo-Pacific region, with planned visits to India, Japan, and Thailand.
Sharing an update on X, Gabbard said, “I am #WheelsUp on a multi-nation trip to the Indo-Pacific, a region I know very well having grown up as a child of the Pacific. I'll be going to Japan, Thailand, and India, with a brief stop in France en route back to DC. Building strong relationships, understanding, and open lines of communication are vital to achieving President Trump's objectives of peace, freedom, and prosperity.”
Before heading to Asia, Gabbard is making a stop in Honolulu to meet with intelligence community partners and leaders at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). She will also visit American troops participating in training exercises, emphasizing Washington’s focus on regional security and cooperation.
This trip marks Gabbard’s first visit to India since assuming office as the eighth Senate-confirmed DNI and the first female combat veteran to hold the role. India, a key partner in the Indo-Pacific, is expected to feature prominently in her discussions.
In February, Gabbard met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Washington visit for bilateral talks with President Donald Trump. She was the first U.S. official to meet Modi at Blair House on Feb.12, shortly after his arrival in Washington.
Following their meeting, Modi shared on X: “Met USA's Director of National Intelligence, @TulsiGabbard in Washington DC. Congratulated her on her confirmation. Discussed various aspects of the India-USA friendship, of which she's always been a strong votary.”
Gabbard, often mistaken as being of Indian origin due to her Hindu faith, was born in the US territory of American Samoa and raised in Hawaii and the Philippines. Her mother, Carol Porter Gabbard, who was raised in a multicultural household, developed an interest in Hinduism. All her children were given Hindu names—Bhakti, Jai, Aryan, Tulsi, and Vrindavan.
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