Priyank Kharge, IT and BT Minister with delegates of the U.S Trade Mission in Bengaluru on Monday.
| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Minister for IT and BT Priyank M. Kharge mentioned on Monday that Bengaluru would possibly soon get a US Consulate, and it will assist the massive inhabitants of scholars, know-how staff, and enterprise guests going to the U.S. commonly with visa companies and different formalities. He was chatting with delegates of the US Trade Mission that has been visiting a number of tier 1 and tier 2 cities in Karnataka and South India right here.
Sharath Bachegowda, Chairman, KEONICS, mentioned, “We will extend our full support to the the U.S. administration for starting a consulate in Bengaluru. It will help the IT and ITES industries, techies, and students in Karnataka, who now have to travel to Chennai and Hyderabad for their visa applications.’‘
Representatives of some 15 reputed schools from the U.S. are also part of the trade mission, in addition to senior representatives from George Washington University, University of Texas-San Antonio, Arizona State University and University of Arkansas. ‘’The trade mission also seeks to connect U.S. education institutions with Indian higher education institutions and students to advance mutually beneficial collaboration,” Kharge mentioned.
The commerce mission would additionally discover a number of avenues of cooperation between the U.S. and India in advancing know-how innovation in manufacturing and different allied sectors by forging long-term partnerships between American and Indian enterprises, in response to a assertion launched by state IT/BT ministry.
The commerce mission would additionally tour Mangaluru and Manipal between February 14 and 15, 2024, assembly college students in Kochi from February 16 to 17, and conclude in Coimbatore on February 20.
