The USIBC, which works for strengthening US-India commercial ties, is a premier business advocacy organization representing 250 of the largest US companies investing in India joined by two dozen of India's largest global companies.
As a board member, he will help USIBC provide strategic direction to US and Indian firms seeking bilateral investment opportunities and partnerships.
Prime Minister Narendra D Modi's itinerary for his June 21-24 US visit could include an address to a fledgling business advocacy group, the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.
Nooyi is the first woman to ever serve at the helm of the premier business advocacy organization.
Shailesh Rao has also served as a director for Google based at the company's headquarters in California and was instrumental in the launch of Google Maps and Google Earth globally.
Kaye, the Warburg Pincus co-president, will succeed Rajat Gupta, McKinsey & Company's senior partner worldwide.
India open for investment; US ready to move in: USIBC chief.
The US-India Business Council announced the appointment of Indra K Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo, to its Board of Directors. The USIBC is a business advocacy organisation representing 250 of the largest US companies investing in India and two dozen of India's largest global companies, it said in a statement.
'They are geopolitical, commercial, educational, cultural and about innovation.' 'Also, they are about a common value system.'
The council resisted intense pressure from the powerful manufacturing, pharma and other trade lobbies that have urged the Obama administration to enact punitive measures against India for a laundry list of alleged intellectual property and patent violations.
'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.' 'It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.' 'In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC President Mukesh Aghi tells Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com about how he advises American companies to do business with India, what he thinks of Modi's government and the way forward for the India-US relationship.
For India to reach its ambiguous economic growth targets, it needs to be integrated into global trade pacts.
Indian tech professionals are one of the major beneficiaries of H-1B visas.
"Getting straight to business. PM @narendramodi just concluded a fruitful interaction with top energy sector CEOs at a Roundtable meeting in #Houston. Discussion focussed on working together for energy security and expanding mutual investment opportunities between India & US," MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet.
'I couldn't think of a more visible strategic form of cooperation than both of our armed serves using a similar weaponry jointly developed together.' Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC on what is expected in the India-US defence relationship during Prime Minister Modi's visit.
'We have never before seen an Indian prime minister's visit to the United States so heavily business-oriented and so packed with meetings with the US business community.' Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com reports from Washington, DC.
'Today if you look at the way India is growing many people are saying the sleeping elephant has finally woken up, is dancing!' 'I have travelled extensively, in about 60 countries. In all these the moment you say India, the first thing they mention is either an actor's name. Or they start humming a song.' 'I wanted to be in Bollywood. It is the most powerful medium we have in this country. That's soft power.' Listening in on Shobhaa De, Kabir Khan, Vikas Swarop and Saffron Art CEO Hugo Weihe speak on India's Soft Power, Hard Influence.
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