Antony Blinken addresses India Ideas Summit 2023: Key Highlights

Published by: Ayushi Agarwal

Key highlights from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's address at the US-India Business Council's India Ideas Summit 2023 in Washington, D.C. 

PM Modi's "historic state visit" from June 21-24 will further solidify what US President calls the "defining relationship of the 21st century": Blinken

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This could not be a "more critical or more vital time" for our business communities and private sectors to be working together.

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Trade between India and the United States reached a record $191 billion in 2022. This made the US India's largest trading partner: Blinken

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Indian companies invested over $40 billion in the US across IT, pharmaceuticals and other sectors, supporting over 4.25 lakh jobs.

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Air India's historic order with Boeing will help support an estimated one million plus jobs across 44 states in the US.

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Indian-Americans have created a third of all immigrant-funded startups in the US: Blinken

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India is the second-largest source of International students in the US with over 2 lakh students across various universities.

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India and the US need more transparency and market access to boost our democracies and people.

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One North Carolina entrepreneur from Gujarat remarked, "This could not have been possible 15 years ago" :Blinken

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We know what the India-US partnership has been in the past. Now, we're working on how it will look like over the next 15-50 years.

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