<br/>The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is leaving for United states on Sunday to outline the next steps forward in enhancing business ties between the two countries. He will be heading a high-power team of policymakers and corporate leaders to join discussions in the India-US CEOs Forum. The delegation includes Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and industrialists Ratan Tata and Mukesh Ambani.<br/>From the US side, the business leaders scheduled to attend the meeting include Honeywell chief executive David M. Cote, PepsiCo chairperson Indra Nooyi, Citigroup chief Vikram Pandit and JP Morgan Chase chief Jaimie Dimon.<br/>Top on the agenda of the forum's meeting are to push trade, investment and social ties between the two countries. Official sources said that these include better education, skill development, funding of growth-oriented projects, research on alternative energy sources, easier visas facilitation, cooperation in civil aviation, including air safety, electricity generation and balanced legal framework.<br/>
News On AIR | June 19, 2010 12:38 PM
Business on mind: Pranab’s US visit starts on Sunday