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- Chellaney warned of a calculated downgrading of India in US strategy, linking the reassessment to Washington's rethink after China's rise.
- Sinha characterized India-US engagement as purely transactional, citing Rubio's visit to Jamnagar and Washington's push for India to process Venezuelan crude.
- Chengappa said his interaction with Rubio covered trade negotiations, tariff predictability and global energy dynamics.
- US defence-equipment supplies and military-technology holdups were examined as New Delhi navigates strategic autonomy in an increasingly transactional global order.
Why it matters: For India, Rubio's Jamnagar visit and Washington's push to process Venezuelan crude place energy sourcing at the center of a relationship the panel calls purely transactional. Alongside military-technology holdups, defence access is a second concrete issue bearing on New Delhi's strategic autonomy.
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