On the anvil is a session involving Indian government
officials and US business captains.
Maurya Sheraton, a luxury hotel in the capital, will turn home for United States president Barack Obama and his high-powered delegation during his stay in New Delhi from November 7 to 9, following the Mumbai leg of his India visit on November 6.
Maurya, which has a presidential suite, had earlier hosted US presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush.
President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are likely to host lunch and dinner for Obama and his team at Rashtrapati Bhavan and Hyderabad House respectively.
Obama will also make a joint address to both houses of Parliament on November 8 at 5pm. His speech will be of 20 minutes with wife Michelle watching.
Meanwhile, over 200 chief executives of US companies in the Obama entourage, including Pepsico’s Indra Nooyi and Wal-Mart’s Mike Duke, will interact with CEOs of top Indian firms, both in Mumbai and Delhi.
On November 8, captains of the US industry will get a chance to interact with senior representatives of the Indian government during a day-long summit in the capital, which will be jointly organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and US-India Business Council (USIBC).
During that summit in the capital, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, commerce minister Anand Sharma, surface transport minister Kamal Nath, human resources development minister Kapil Sibal, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, and advisor to prime minister on public information, infrastructure, and innovation Sam Pitroda are expected to share their views on government plans and policies with the American and Indian industry honchos. A networking reception will follow the day-long brainstorming.
As reported earlier, industry leaders from the two countries will hold panel discussions and interactions on various issues in Mumbai on November 6.
The issues will revolve around ‘innovation that will shake the economic destiny of the 21st century’, ‘next generation leadership’, and ‘leap-frogging technology through collaborations’.
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