WASHINGTON: Indiaspora, an organization of leading Indian Americans, hosted an event for community leaders in Washington DC earlier this week.
Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Sandhu; Atul Keshap, who most recently served as the US Charge d’Affaires in Delhi; Indian American Congressmen Ami Bera and Raja Krishnamurthy; Neera Tandon, Senior Advisor to President Joe Biden; Dr. Meena Seshamani, director of the Center for Medicare; Former US Ambassador to India, Rich Verma and US-India Business Council President Nisha Biswal were some of the chief guests at the event.
This was the first time since the pandemic that important community leaders; Members of Indiaspora and several recently appointed Indian-American officials in the Biden administration came together.
Nisha Desai Biswal, President, Nisha Desai Biswal US India Business Council Said at dinner. It is appropriate neither for the United States nor for India, the world’s two largest economies, to be out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and not have a trade architecture among themselves, she said.
“We’re starting to see real signs of interest from India to be able to explore it. So, I think it’s time to get serious. It’s not easy. It’s a road full of all kinds of obstacles.” , “He said.
“I hear it described to me that trade talks are a knife fight in a dark alley. Now is the time to put down the knives, turn on the lights, get to work,” she said lightly and urged a powerful group of Indian Americans to involve both governments on the issue.
In her brief remarks on the occasion, Nira Tandon, Senior Adviser to President Biden, said it is important that Indian-Americans are placed on the table, contributed, included and helped to make decisions. “As many people have said before, if you’re not on the table, you’re on the menu. That’s why your voice is so important, your role is so important in everything you do.”
Former US Ambassador to India, Richard VermaSaid that the recent successful visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks a new chapter in this important bilateral relationship. “We all have to work on it now. The President gave us a roadmap to follow on trade and health and climate and security and much more. I’m actually quite excited about the bilateral relationship and even the broader quadrilateral relationship. Am.” Indian-American Congressman king krishnamurti And Ami Bera also spoke on the occasion. Krishnamurthy thanked the overseas Indians for their support for pandemic relief.
(with inputs from PTI)
Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Sandhu; Atul Keshap, who most recently served as the US Charge d’Affaires in Delhi; Indian American Congressmen Ami Bera and Raja Krishnamurthy; Neera Tandon, Senior Advisor to President Joe Biden; Dr. Meena Seshamani, director of the Center for Medicare; Former US Ambassador to India, Rich Verma and US-India Business Council President Nisha Biswal were some of the chief guests at the event.
This was the first time since the pandemic that important community leaders; Members of Indiaspora and several recently appointed Indian-American officials in the Biden administration came together.
Nisha Desai Biswal, President, Nisha Desai Biswal US India Business Council Said at dinner. It is appropriate neither for the United States nor for India, the world’s two largest economies, to be out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and not have a trade architecture among themselves, she said.
“We’re starting to see real signs of interest from India to be able to explore it. So, I think it’s time to get serious. It’s not easy. It’s a road full of all kinds of obstacles.” , “He said.
“I hear it described to me that trade talks are a knife fight in a dark alley. Now is the time to put down the knives, turn on the lights, get to work,” she said lightly and urged a powerful group of Indian Americans to involve both governments on the issue.
In her brief remarks on the occasion, Nira Tandon, Senior Adviser to President Biden, said it is important that Indian-Americans are placed on the table, contributed, included and helped to make decisions. “As many people have said before, if you’re not on the table, you’re on the menu. That’s why your voice is so important, your role is so important in everything you do.”
Former US Ambassador to India, Richard VermaSaid that the recent successful visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi marks a new chapter in this important bilateral relationship. “We all have to work on it now. The President gave us a roadmap to follow on trade and health and climate and security and much more. I’m actually quite excited about the bilateral relationship and even the broader quadrilateral relationship. Am.” Indian-American Congressman king krishnamurti And Ami Bera also spoke on the occasion. Krishnamurthy thanked the overseas Indians for their support for pandemic relief.
(with inputs from PTI)
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