Gabbard’s visit comes as part of a broader US strategy to reinforce its presence and alliances in the Indo-Pacific.

Tulsi Gabbard, who stopped in Honolulu on Wednesday, will address a security conference in New Delhi next week and stop in France en route back to the United States.

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard will visit India during her multi-nation tour across the Indo-Pacific. Her schedule includes Japan, Thailand, and a short layover in France before arriving back in Washington DC. Gabbard announced her purpose on X, saying she wants "to build strong relationships and open lines of communication."

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on March 11 embarked on a multi-nation trip to the Indo-Pacific, including India.

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is set to visit Japan, Thailand, and India to strengthen relationships and open lines of communication.

New Delhi will host a crucial security conclave featuring top intelligence officials from 20 nations, including the US and Canada.

The conclave of intelligence czars, initiated by NSA Ajit Doval, is seen as a useful platform for exchange of views on pressing global security concerns

This will be Gabbard's first trip to India after taking over as the eighth Senate-confirmed and first female combat veteran Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in the second Trump administration.

Washington: United States National Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard on Monday said she will visit India as part a multi-nation trip to the Indo-Pacific she is undertaking with the aim of building strong relationships and open lines of communication to achieve President Donald Trump’s objectives of peace and freedom.

In a significant diplomatic development, US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard is set to visit India as part of her ongoing Indo-Pacific tour, becoming the first senior official from President Donald Trump’s administration to do so, according to The New Indian Express.

Trump administration's Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announces upcoming visit to India as part of a multi-nation Indo-Pacific tour aimed at strengthening regional relationships