A delegation of seven parliamentarians led by Baijayant Panda has left for the US to attend a series of meetings including with think tanks and industry leaders, industry body Ficci said today.
The delegation would also meet Indian diaspora and students.
Ficci's Forum of Parliamentarians is organising this visit to the US.
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"The delegation shall visit Washington DC from September 11 to 17 for a series of high level political call-ons, round tables with think tanks, interaction with Indian and American industry leaders, diaspora, students and media interactions," it said in a statement.
Highlighting the importance of this visit, Panda stated that the mission of the delegation would be to supplement the buoyant economic and strategic relations between the two countries.
He mentioned that the delegation would focus on the priority sectors of interest of both India and the US such as defence, infrastructure, bilateral trade, copyright and IPR.
Ficci President Harshavardhan Neotia said that the visit is taking place at an opportune time.
It is essential to connect to the US industry to continue the dialogue, he added.
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