Counterterrorism cooperation between India and the US will be a top priority during President Obama's upcoming visit to India. The White House views India as one of its best counterterrorism partners. Obama wants to continue discussions with Indian leaders on regional issues and ensure India plays a constructive role. Approximately 200 top US business executives, including the CEOs of PepsiCo, McGraw Hill, United Technologies, and DuPont, will accompany Obama to promote trade ties between the two countries. Trade will be a key item on the agenda during Obama's visit to New Delhi.

1. Submitted By: Pooja Khullar
Class: MBA-2B (IB)

2.  The White House has identified New Delhi as one
of its best counterterrorism partners.
 In fact counterterrorism cooperation between
India and the US would be on top of Obama's
agenda during his India visit and in his talks with
Indian leaders,
 We see India as a constructive partner in those
efforts and we want to make sure that India is a
part of our dialogue about the future of the region.
And so this comes at a good time to continue
those discussions

3.  Trade high on his agenda, some 200 odd top US business chiefs,
including soft drink giant Pepsi co's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi ,
are expected to join US President Barack Obama on his India visit
next month.
 So is Terry McGraw, CEO of leading publishing house McGraw
Hill, who took over from Nooyi as the chairman of the US Indian
Business Council , representing 300 top US companies last June
 Two more of 12 US forum members, Louis Chênevert, CEO of
aerospace major United Technologies Corp, and Ellen Kullman,
chief executive of chemicals giant DuPont , may also be joining.
 US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke , who would be
accompanying the president, also told a medical technology
conference that "trade is high on the agenda" in New Delhi.

4.  The inaugural Dream Employers survey, run
by Red Balloon and In sync asked people in
Australia and New Zealand to nominate their
dream employer.
The top 10 are:
1. Google 2. Virgin 3. Self-employment 4.
Apple 5. Qantas 6. Walt Disney 7. OMD 8.
Sydney Water 9. Getaway 10. Coca-Cola

5.  Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told US
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday
that China aims to be a "reliable supplier" of
rare earth minerals , a US official said.
"He made some very clear indications of how
China is going to fulfil its contracts and to
work with the international community and will
be a reliable supplier," a senior State
Department official said on condition of
anonymity.