Indiana governor welcomes Infosys, announces India visit
PTI Encouraged by Infosys' decision to set up a tech centre in his state and generate 2,000 jobs, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb will lead a high- powered trade delegation to India later this year with the sole objective of attracting more Indian business, particularly IT companies. "I'm looking forward to travelling to India, probably in the fall, before the winter," Holcomb told PTI in an exclusive interview in his office at the State Capitol. Holcomb, who succeeded Vice President Mike Pence as Indiana governor, said he wanted to travel to India soon after his inauguration early this year but pressing engagements and now the summer prevented him from doing so. Holcomb, who would be the first Indiana governor ...
US senators vow to strengthen India-US ties
Source: PTI Top American senators have vowed to strengthen India-US strategic and trade relationships, saying the ties between the two countries have become strong dramatically in a "very dangerous and ever-changing world." At a reception hosted for the new Indian Ambassador to the US, Arun K Singh, senators John Cornyn (Republican) and Mark Warner (Democrat) said the two democracies share common values and ideals and it is time that they make the best use of it in the convergence of strategic and economic field. Cornyn and Warner are co-Chairs of the Senate India Caucus -- the only country-specific caucus in the US Senate. It was founded in 2004 by Senator John Cornyn and the then New York senator and ex-secretary of ...