Looking Forward To Narendra Modi's US Visit: Nisha Desai Biswal

NEW YORK: The U.S. is very much looking forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second visit to the country next month and there is "excitement" in Silicon Valley over the potential of a technology partnership between the two nations during his trip, a senior American diplomat has said.

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswalsaid the months ahead will be a "very intense time" in U.S.-India relations as the two countries inaugurate the strategic and commercial dialogue in September in Washington.

"We are very much looking forward to Prime Minister Modi's return visit to New York" as well his visit to Silicon Valley, the second ever visit on an Indian Prime Minister to California later in September, Biswal said in her talk on U.S.-India relations at the Consulate General of India's Media-India Lecture Series here yesterday.

She said California is "abuzz with anticipation and excitement" over the tremendous opportunity Modi's visit to the state brings.

She said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker"are very much looking forward" to hosting External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the whole Indian delegation this fall and "work is already underway" to make that a increasingly "significant and consequential" engagement between the two countries.

Biswal, who had travelled to California last week, said there is "buzz" in Silicon Valley about the Prime Minister's anticipated visit "because we know that one of the things that brings the US and India closer is our culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.
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