Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma to Speak at CSIS

June 21, 2011

Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma to Speak at CSIS on:

“U.S.-India Cooperation in High Technology and Innovation”

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2011 – The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) host Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma, at CSIS on June 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Minister Sharma will deliver the keynote address on U.S.-India cooperation on high technology and innovation.

WHEN/WHERE:    

Wednesday, June 22, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
CSIS B1C Conference Center, 1800 K Street, NW

Keynote:

The Honorable Anand Sharma
Minister of Commerce and Industry, India

Discussants:
The Honorable Meera Shankar, Ambassador of India to the United States
Mr. Harsh Mariwala, President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Moderator:

Ambassador Karl F. Inderfurth, Senior Advisor and Wadhwani Chair, CSIS

Credentialed members of the press who would like to attend must RSVP to aschwartz@csis.org.

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