Montek Singh to lead India-US Economic Dialogue

Thursday, 12 August 2004, 19:30 IST
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NEW DELHI: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, has been named the co-chairperson on the Indian side of the India-US Economic Dialogue. Ahluwalia will work with his US counterpart Stephen Friedman, the economic policy assistant to US President George W. Bush, said a statement issued Wednesday by the external affairs ministry. Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran will act as Ahluwalia's deputy in the dialogue. Saran will interact with his US counterpart Alan Larson, under secretary for economic, business and agricultural affairs in the US Department of State, the statement said. The India-US Economic Dialogue was set up following an understanding between Washington and New Delhi in November 2001. It has five components - finance and investment, commercial dialogue, trade policy, energy and environment.
Source: IANS
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