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India Ideas Summit LIVE Updates: Focus on 'Better Future' in Post-pandemic World, PM Modi to Address Virtual Meet; Pompeo, Jaishankar Among Key Speakers

News18.com | July 22, 2020, 6:21 PM IST

India Ideas Summit LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday deliver the keynote address at the India Ideas Summit, an event which will see discussions on India-US cooperation and their relationship in a post-pandemic world. The virtual summit is being hosted by the US-India Business Council and this year marks the 45th anniversary of the formation of the council.

The theme for this year's India Ideas Summit is 'Building a Better Future', a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said on Tuesday. The summit will feature high-level presence from Indian and US government policymakers, state-level officials, and thought leaders from business and society, it pointed out.

Jul 22, 2020 6:21 pm (IST)

LIVE NOW | Coronavirus stressed our international institutions and tested traditional alliances, but from crisis comes clarity. For US-India partnership, it's a time of singular opportunity, a moment for it to rise to its full potential, said Nisha Biswal, President of US-India Business Council at India Ideas Summit

Jul 22, 2020 6:19 pm (IST)

Finance Minister Shared Views on India Ideas Summit | Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that green shoots were visible in the economy and the stimulus package provided by the government has made a big difference to companies amid the Covid-19 induced lockdown.

Smt @nsitharaman addresses the 2020 #IndiaIdeasSummit by U.S.-India Business Council today through video conference. pic.twitter.com/GChm7X8X1U
— NSitharamanOffice (@nsitharamanoffc) July 21, 2020

Jul 22, 2020 6:00 pm (IST)

USIBC to Hold Dynamic Virtual Summit with High-level Speakers |

Welcome to the 2020 #IndiaIdeasSummit As we celebrate 45 years of work to grow the #USIndia 🇺🇸🇮🇳partnership, we are excited to deliver a dynamic virtual summit with high-level speakers from business, government and society in the United States and India. pic.twitter.com/teLbo2izEB
— U.S.-India Business Council (@USIBC) July 21, 2020

Jul 22, 2020 5:49 pm (IST)

The Summit will witness discussions on areas including India-US cooperation and the future of the relation between the two counties in a post-pandemic world.

Jul 22, 2020 5:45 pm (IST)

The virtual Summit will feature high-level presence from Indian and US government policymakers, state-level officials, and thought leaders from business and society.

Jul 22, 2020 5:38 pm (IST)

Today's USIBC India Ideas Summit & 45th Annual Meeting Lineup |

• 6:30 – 7:10 PM: Dr S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, Government
• 7:10 – 7:20 PM: Secretary Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State
• 8:10 –8:50 PM: James Taiclet, CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation & Co-Chair of the US-India CEO Forum N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Group & Co-Chair of the US-India CEO; Forum Moderation: Shereen Bhan
• 9:00 –9:20 PM: Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India

Jul 22, 2020 5:34 pm (IST)

PM Modi to Address India Ideas Summit | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the ‘India Ideas Summit’ at 9 pm today which will mark the 45th annual meeting of the US-India Business Council (USIBC) and is based on the theme ‘Building a Better Future’.

Looking forward to addressing the #IndiaIdeasSummit, organised by @USIBC today at 9 PM. Will be sharing my views on ‘Building a Better Future.’ Do watch. https://t.co/70XBBZRghL
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 22, 2020

India Ideas Summit LIVE Updates: Focus on 'Better Future' in Post-pandemic World, PM Modi to Address Virtual Meet; Pompeo, Jaishankar Among Key Speakers

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Other key speakers at the summit include External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Senator of Virginia and co-chair of Senate India Caucus Mark Warner, former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, among others.

"The summit will witness discussions on areas including India-US cooperation and future of the relation between the two counties in a post-pandemic world," the statement said.