Nawaz-Modi USA meeting in jeopardy

A meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New York next week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly “was not on the cards”, a media report said on Monday.

However the Indian prime minister is on the lookout for greater than superficial connections when he visits Silicon Valley this month within the first journey by an Indian chief to California in additional than three many years.

Mr. Zuckerberg announced the meeting in a Facebook post Sunday morning, where he wrote that the two will “discuss how communities can work together to address social and economic challenges”.

At Tesla, more than the zero emissions cars that it makes, Modi may be interested in its “Powerwall”, a home battery that charges using electricity generated from solar panels, for India’s clean energy initiative.

In another unrelated development, the overseas friends of BJP-USA also condemned a proposed protest by a section of Patels against Modi’s visit. To court Silicon Valley, Modi is not only relying on the region’s existing ties with Mumbai and Bangalore – India’s financial center and high-tech hub, respectively – but also appealing directly to Indian immigrants who are generally supportive of his optimistic, pro-business message. An Indian American group organizing a “community reception” for Modi at the 19,000-seat SAP Center says that more than 45,000 people have sought free tickets.

“We believe that partnerships in Silicon Valley and knowledge exchange with the American academy have the potential to offer solutions in educational entrepreneurship necessary to reach and inspire those 356 million young Indians and prepare them for the 21st century”, they said. Almost 3 million people of Indian origin live in the USA, according to estimates.

“They should have the red carpet rolled out [for US businesses], which I don’t see”.

Final month, scores of US college professors urged Silicon Valley executives to train warning in coping with Modi due to accusations in India that he’s pursuing an agenda biased in favor of the Hindu majority.

“We welcome, Prime Minister Modi’s support for the Digital India initiative that heralds a new age of participatory democracy and enhances transparency in governance in India, leveling the playing field for vast numbers of India’s citizens”, more than 150 American academicians said in a statement. The USA investments in India have soared – from a total of $ 7.7 billion in 2004 to $ 28 billion today, he said, adding, there are over 500 U.S. companies active in India, while the number of Indian companies operating in the United States has increased from roughly 85 in 2005 to over 200 now.