The Forum, comprising CEOs from leading Indian and US-based companies, is co-chaired by N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons, and James Taiclet, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lockheed Martin. This was the eighth meeting of the forum since its reconstitution in December 2014. It is a key advisory private sector body to India-US Commercial Dialogue, and it witnessed participation from 27 CEOs from both sides.
So far, the New York assassination plot has played out very differently from a similar case in Canada this year. In sharp contrast to how the Canada-India tiff had played out, India s response to the U.S. indictment on Wednesday was conciliatory, saying it was taking the case seriously and investigating.
While both cases, particularly Pannun’s, may create a diplomatic headache for India, but they serve the Modi government well politically just six months before the country elects its next government