India, U.S. To Identify Collaboration Opportunities In Projects

The Indian minister also informed her about the manufacturing initiatives like special economic zones (SEZs), national investment and manufacturing zones and other proposed industrial corridors. “Sitharaman conveyed Pritzker about India’s plan with regard to smart cities too,” it added.

Meanwhile talking to reporters, Sitharaman said that both the sides are keen to move on lot of things before the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US. “...it was more than once expressed by both sides that they are looking for good deliverables.

The impression I got from the secretary was that this visit is something they were looking forward to. They are looking at various different things which can happen during this visit and the sense I got was that they are keen on building on relationship with India,” Sitharaman added. The bilateral trade between the countries stood at $61.49 billion in 2013-13.

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