During the Covid-19 pandemic, India and the US played a critical role in supporting each other, New Delhi바카라s top envoy in Washington Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said.
Over the last two years, there has been a tremendous challenge due to the disruption in global supply chains and like the US, India has also been affected, he said in his address to the Indiana Economic Summit in Indianapolis.
However, through careful policies and a concerted focus on rebuilding their capabilities, they have managed to emerge from the pandemic stronger, Sandhu said this week.
바카라During this period, India and the US played a critical role in supporting each other,바카라 the Indian envoy said.
This was particularly so in health supply chains where India supplied critical medicines and personal protective equipment to the US in 2020, Sandhu said.
바카라We supplied nearly two million masks to Philadelphia. The US reciprocated with vaccine and drug components during the second Delta wave in India in 2021. India demonstrated that it was a reliable supply chain partner to the US even in difficult circumstances.
바카라Domestically, we are building strength through improving the Ease of Doing Business, removing barriers to foreign investment, reforming the tax and incentive structure, and fostering innovation. In fact, India is perhaps the only country, which has come out with bold economic reforms during the pandemic. It is only a matter of time before we become the world바카라s third largest economy,바카라 he said.
On his maiden visit to Indiana as India바카라s Ambassador, Sandhu not only had meetings with the top government officials but also had interaction with the students and academics of the prestigious Perdue University and eminent members of the Indian-American community.
He also visited a local gurdwara in Indiana and interacted with the Sikh community. His community reception among others was attended by state-level officials and also from neighbouring Ohio including its young Hindu State Senator Niraj Atani.
바카라From India to Indiana, our partnerships have only just begun!바카라 Sandhu said, reflecting on the key role that Indiana is playing in the bilateral relationship.
Indiana바카라s bilateral trade now is over USD 1 billion. Indiana Governor Eric J Holcomb is probably the only American governor to have visited India twice in 2017 and 2019.
In 2019, he also had a meeting with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Governor and the Ambassador had a focused interaction highlighting the economic and commercial ties between India and the US.
They noted the investments made by Indian companies in Indiana including Infosys. Indian companies provide several thousand jobs in Indiana. Similarly, several Indiana companies have invested in India.
바카라We had a substantive discussion on our deepening partnership in healthcare, digital/IT and education,바카라 Sandhu tweeted.
Sandhu, during his Indiana visit, also had meetings with CEOs of Cummins, Ely Lilly, and Elanco, wherein they discussed issues in terms of attracting investments in India.
바카라This week, I visited the impressive campus of바카라 Purdue University, Sandhu tweeted, adding that he was delighted to meet with leading faculty members, working on cutting edge science, technology, engineering and mathematics areas and learn about their close partnership with Indian institutions.
After a meeting with Senator Todd Young, the Ambassador in a tweet described him as a friend of India.
바카라His work to strengthen India-US strategic partnership and to support community is deeply appreciated,바카라 Sandhu said. In Indiana, Sandhu also met tech icon and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
바카라Discussed the limitless possibilities in tech, innovation and education. Thanked him for administering the unique Quad STEM Fellowships,바카라 he said.
Describing his visit to the Infosys campus in Indiana as impressive, Sandhu said the IT giant has state-of-the-art facilities in Indianapolis, sharpening the US competitive edge, innovating on the next generation of technologies, and adding value to local communities.
In his meetings and public address, Sandhu underscored that domestically, India is building strength through improving the Ease of Doing Business, removing barriers to foreign investment, reforming the tax and incentive structure, and fostering innovation.
바카라In fact, India is perhaps the only country, which has come out with bold economic reforms during the pandemic. It is only a matter of time before we become the world바카라s third largest economy,바카라 he added.
