India, July 7 -- India's embassy in Washington has signed a 12-month, $1.8 million contract with lobbying firm SHW Partners LLC to strengthen its outreach to the Trump administration, according to disclosures reviewed by HT. The firm, headed by President Donald Trump's former spokesperson Jason Miller, was first hired to lobby for India in April 2025.

"SHW provides strategic counsel, tactical planning, and government relations assistance on policy matters before the US Government, US Congress, state governments, academic institutions, think tanks, and any other relevant stakeholders," the firm said in a disclosure filed with the US Department of Justice on June 17.

The firm's new contract with the Indian Embassy began on April 24 this y...