Here’s what PM Modi did when he landed in the US

In his second high-profile US trip, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on day 1 met America’s top business leaders, pitching India as an attractive investment destination. Encouraging the CEOs to look at India for investments, he said that the present government is strongly in favour of a Public Private Partnership model.

PM Modi is also scheduled to meet 47 CEOs for dinner at Waldorf Astoria, the hotel where he is currently staying, later in the day. Some of these CEOs include Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan, Steve Schwarzman of Blackstone and Warburg Pincus' Charles Kaye, Henry Kravis of KKR, Bill Ford of General Atlantic, Peter Hancock of AIG Insurance, Chase Coleman of Tiger Global, Evan Greenberg of ACE Ltd and Vicki Fuller, chief investment officer of New York State Common Retirement.

He is also slated to attend the United Nations General Assembly session in New York before leaving for West Coast. PM Modi is also slated to meet the US President Barack Obama during his six-day stay in the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s itinerary also includes visiting the Silicon Valley and meeting the chiefs of some of world’s largest tech companies which includes Facebook and Google. PM Modi will also address Indian start-ups at India-US Start-up Konnect. On September 27, the Indian Prime Minister will engage with the Indian community at SAP Centre.

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