USIBC launches India awareness campaign in US
Thursday, February 17, 2011http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/indians-abroad/USIBC-launches-India-awareness-campaign-in-US/articleshow/7509249.cms
The US India Business Council announced to launch an Indian awareness campaign among lawmakers, the business community and the general public.
"While the US economy continues to strengthen, our message to Congress and the American people is simple: India is open for business, and the opportunities on the table represent a 'win-win' opportunity that benefits both economies," USIBC president Ron Somers said.
Called "Introduction to India", the public education initiative aims to reach out to Members of Congress, the business community, and the wider public about USIBC's mandate and efforts to strengthen the US-India commercial relationship, a statement said.
"Our two-way trade is close to $50 billion annually and is growing at an unprecedented rate," he said.
"We are excited about this new initiative to help the US Congress, the American business community, as well as the public appreciate and realize the opportunities India presents, which translates into more jobs here at home," Somers said.
The strategic partnership between the US and India rests on the successful growth of commercial ties between the world's two largest free-market democracies, says a fact-sheet issued by USIBC on the occasion.
USIBC was founded in 1975 at the request of the governments of the US and India to deepen trade and strengthen commercial ties.
Terry McGraw, ceo and chairman of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is presently USIBC's C
