America
Business delegation to propel Indian agenda in US
New Delhi, June 16
Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley will be accompanied by a high-powered business delegation on his
ten-day visit to the US to propel the nation's agenda, a business
chamber said on Tuesday.
As many as eight past presidents of the
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), led by
current president Jyotsna Suri, are embarking on a four-day visit to the
US from June 17 to 20, the business chamber said in a press release
here.
"This visit by FICCI seniors is aimed at supporting the
nation's agenda and to assure international investors and the business
community that Indian industry strongly stands by the vision of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to take India
to higher levels of growth and overall development," said Suri.
The
delegation will travel to New York and Washington D.C. to highlight
India's improved investment climate and positive economic outlook, the
release added.
The Ficci seniors will interact with officials
from the New York Stock Exchange, foreign institutional investors,
think-tanks and business schools too.
Ficci and the US-India
Business Council (USIBC) will facilitate meetings with CEOs, business
leaders, investors, and representatives from the US industry and
Indian-American community, the release said.
The Indian business
leaders joining the finance minister are Harshavardhan Neotia, chairman,
Ambuja Neotia Group; Y.K. Modi, chairman and CEO, Great Eastern Energy
Corporation; Onkar S. Kanwar, chairman, Apollo Tyres; Saroj Kumar
Poddar, chairman, Adventz Group; Harsh Pati Singhania, vice chairman and
MD, J.K. Paper; Rajan Bharti Mittal, vice chairman and MD, Bharti
Enterprises; Naina Lal Kidwai, country head, India and director, Asia
Pacific, HSBC; Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India; Atul Punj, chairman, Punj
Lloyd Group; and Rashesh Shah, chairman and CEO, Edelweiss Financial
Services.
Finance Minister Jaitley is scheduled to leave here on
Tuesday on a 10-day US visit during which he will meet US Secretary of
Treasury Jacob Lew, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and US
industry leaders.
Jaitley's US itinerary during the visit, ending on June 25, embraces New York, Washington and San Francisco cities.