Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi recently met the leading US and Indian Business leaders on the last day of the US visit to Washington. He addressed the Indian community from there.
Narendra Modi met top CEOs and business leaders on the final day of the US visit, where he took the pledge on US-India cooperation in developmental areas like artificial intelligence, quantum computing and Space science. His historic visit marked multiple crucial agreements intended for the nation’s overall growth and progression.
Top Developments from the PM Modi’s Interaction with the CEO in the US
In a talk with top officials and top business leaders of India and the US at Washington on the final day of his visit, he brought to light various crucial aspects and agendas that can lay the foundation for further growth and development. Other developments from his visit to the US:
– The Prime Minister held a talk with US officials at lunch with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and President Kamala Harris.
– He also addressed top business leaders at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. There were 1200 participants at the event, including the head of leading American companies such as MasterCard, FedEx, and Adobe and Indian company CEOs from companies like Mastek and Tech Mahindra.
– PM addressed the Indian community at the evening event hosted by the United States Indian Community Foundation (USICF) at the popular Ronald Reagan Building and the International Trade Center of Washington, DC.
– A whopping response was seen from members of the Indian community who visited in huge numbers to cheer PM Modi at the South Lawn of the White House, where he received a heartwarming welcome from US President Joe Biden along with First Lady Jill Biden.
– Both the President of the US and PM Modi shared a joint statement on the booming economic relationship of both countries and their nurturing strategic partnership.
– PM Modi clearly hinted that “there is no scope for any discrimination” upon being asked by the media about securing the rights of minorities in India.
– PM Modi and President Biden witnessed the glimmering state dinner held in honor of India’s Prime Minister that was attended by 400 esteemed CEOs and founders, including Google Chief Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
– Later on, he addressed both Congress chambers as well. PM Modi mentioned US concerns over China by stating, “The dark clouds of coercion and confrontation are casting their shadow in the Indo-Pacific.
The glory of the Indian Prime Minister was evident from the fact that the Biden administration rolled out the red carpet for PM Modi by giving a declaration on counterweighting China and shifting its investments to India for semiconductor manufacturing. This will also reduce the dependence of the US on China for electronics.
On the last day of PM Modi’s visit to the US, he revealed the major deals between the two nations for space cooperation and fighter jets. Both leaders agreed and embraced the fact that trade relations between the two countries have doubled in the last decade.
List of CEOs and Top Business Leaders who Attended the Meeting
– Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce
– Jeff Zients, Chief of Staff, US
– Lael Brainard, Director, National Economic Council, US
– Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator
– Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director of the National Science Foundation
– Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google
– Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI
– Tim Cook, CEO, Apple
– Revathi Advaithi, CEO, Flex
– Thomas Tull, Founder, Tulco LLC
– Hemant Taneja, CEO and Managing Director, General Catalyst
– Mark Douglas, President and CEO, FMC Corporation
– Eric Garcetti, Ambassador of the United States to India
– Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs
– Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor
– Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Foreign Secretary
– Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ambassador of India to the United States
– Rajesh Singh, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
– Will Marshall, CEO, Planet Labs
– CAPT Sunita Williams, U.S. Navy (Ret.), NASA Astronaut
– Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
– Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group
– Lisa Su, CEO, AMD
– Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & MD, Reliance Industries
– Nikhil Kamath, Co-Founder, Zerodha & True Beacon
– Vrinda Kapoor, Co-Founder, 3rdiTech
US Delegation
– Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
– Kurt Campbell, Coordinator for Asia, NSC
– Tarun Chhabra, Senior Director for Technology, NSC
– Elizabeth Kelly, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, NEC
– Jana Plat, Senior Advisor for Public Engagement
– Eileen Laubacher, Senior Director for South Asia, NSC
– Helena Fu, Director for Technology Alliances, NSC
– Anthony Renzulli, Director for India, NSC
– Edward “Ted” Dean, Counselor to the Secretary, Department of Commerce
– Jenny Kaplan, Senior Advisor
India Delegation
– Vani Sarraju Rao, Additional Secretary (Americas)
– Vivek Kumar, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
– Vipin Kumar, Deputy Secretary
– Sripriya Ranganathan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India
– Arindam Bagchi, Additional Secretary and Official Spokesperson
– Deepak Mittal, Joint Secretary to the Prime Minister
– Hiren Joshi, Officer on Special Duty
