India Business Forum to be launched in New York

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will launch the Indian Business Forum in New York City on June 23, which will be inaugurated by Commerce Minister Kamal Nath.

The primary objective of the forum is to share information on the activities of Indian companies in the United States and to gather information on issues and concerns of members of Indian industry there.

The launch will cap off a nine-day programme organised by the industry body (CII) in the US that aims to highlight the increasing impact of India on the world and double bilateral trade with the US to $80 billion in the next three years.

The official Indian team for the initiative will include Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chairman of the Knowledge Commission Sam Pitroda.

India Inc will be represented by the likes of Tata Sons' Chairman Ratan Tata, Godrej & Boyce CMD Jamshyd Godrej, Sona Group CMD Surinder Kapur, Fortis Healthcare Chairman Harpal Singh and Biocon Ltd CMD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw.

The eight-point multiple agenda of "Nine Days of India in the US" includes, discussion and dialogues on innovation, strategy, trilateral talks on Indo-US-China and Indo-US-Japan, healthcare and the launch of the Indian Business Forum, apart from a session by the Indian American Council (IAC) to help Indian Americans connect to opportunities in India.