Modi US Trip: On Day first of his 3-day official visit to the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met experts from several leading US think tanks and eminent academics in New York.
Prime Minister discussed a range of developmental and geo-political issues with think tanks and possibilities of enhancing research collaborations and two-way academic exchanges under India’s New Education Policy with academic experts.
Prime Minister invited them to enhance their presence in India as it embarks on its transformation during the Amritkaal.
Think-tank experts who participated in the interaction
o Michael Froman, President-designate and Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), New York
o Daniel Russel, Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute, New York
o Max Abrahms, Associate Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University, Boston
o Jeff M. Smith, Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation, DC
o Elbridge Colby, Co-founder of ‘The Marathon Initiative’, based in Washington DC
o Guru Sowle, Founder-member, Director (Indo-US Affairs), Indus International Research Foundation, Texas
Academics who participated in the interaction
Chandrika Tandon, Chair of the Board, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
• Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, President of Pennsylvania State University
• Dr. Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor, University of California, San Diego
• Dr. Satish Tripathi, President of the University at Buffalo
• Professor Jagmohan Raju, Professor of Marketing, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
• Dr. Madhav V. Rajan, Dean, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
• Professor Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science; Director, CFAES Rattan Lal Centre for Carbon Management and Sequestration, Ohio State University
• Dr. Anurag Mairal, Adjunct Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University & Faculty Fellow and Lead for Technology Innovation & Impact at Center for Innovation & Global Health, Stanford University.
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