US. Chargé d’Affaires Patricia Lacina in Bengaluru: US companies help buoy U.S.-India economic ties

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

Bengaluru, Aug 12:
On
August
10,
2022,
U.S.
Mission
India
Chargé
d’Affaires,
a.i.
Patricia
Lacina
met
with
business
leaders
and
entrepreneurs
in
Bengaluru
to
underscore
the
strong
U.S.-India
economic
and
commercial
ties.
This
visit
marked
Chargé
Lacina’s
first
visit
to
Bengaluru
since
her
tenure
began
in
September
2021.
 

Joining
the
Chargé
in
Bengaluru
were
U.S.
Consul
General
in
Chennai
Judith
Ravin
and
Director
of
the
U.S.
National
Science
Foundation
(NSF)
Dr.
Sethuraman
Panchanathan.
At
a
reception
for
commercial
and
business
leaders,
Chargé
Lacina
acknowledged
the
immense
contributions
of
over
650
U.S.
companies
in
Bengaluru
that
employ
tens
of
thousands
of
Indian
citizens
in
high-standard
work
environments
in
the
formal
sector.
Lacina
applauded
their
immense
contribution
to
the
U.S.-India
bilateral
relationship
–
not
only
through
their
economic
ties
and
investments,
but
also
through
corporate
social
responsibility
initiatives
and
a
commitment
to
the
development
of
employee
skills.  

A
new
high
in
Indo-US
strategic
partnership

The
Chargé
noted,
“This
year,
as
our
two
countries
commemorate
75
years
of
diplomatic
relations
and
trusted
partnership,
we
celebrate
a
U.S.-India
partnership
defined
by
President
Biden
recently
as
‘a
deep
connection
between
our
people
–
ties
of
family,
of
friendship,
and
of
shared
values.’ It
is
because
of
these
shared
values
that
U.S.
and
Indian
firms
work
so
well
together,
forging
a
path
for
innovation
and
prosperity.”  

NSF
Director
Dr.
Panchanathan
visited
Bengaluru
to
expand
upon
the
strong
partnership
within
the
fields
of
science
and
technology.
A
Chennai
native
and
graduate
of
the
Indian
Institute
of
Science,
Dr.
Panchanathan
is
in
India
to
announce
NSF
funding
for
35
collaborative
research
projects
between
U.S.
and
Indian
university
laboratories.
NSF,
under
the
direction
of
Dr.
Panchanathan,
is
tasked
with
keeping
the
United
States
at
the
leading
edge
of
discovery
in
a
wide
range
of
scientific
areas.
NSF
has
recently
been
the
subject
of
major
legislation
which,
in
addition
to
supporting
funding
in
all
areas
of
basic
research,
establishes
a
new
directorate
for
Technology,
Innovation,
and
Partnership
to
greatly
accelerate
the
translation
of
research
to
application.
Dr.
Panchanathan
also
gave
the
Dr.
M.A.
Govind
Rau
Founder
Memorial
Lecture
at
the
Indian
Institute
of
Science
(IISc)
Bengaluru.
 

Chargé
Lacina
used
the
occasion
to
mark
the
arrival
of
the
new
Counselor
for
Commercial
Affairs
Carey
Arun.
Based
in
Chennai,
Arun
will
oversee
the
U.S.
Commercial
Service’s
efforts
in
South
India,
supporting
opportunities
for
U.S.-India
trade
and
business.
The
U.S.
Commercial
Service
has
offices
in
Chennai
and
Bengaluru.