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Mumbai, July 18 The images were striking, as the US Secretary of State, Ms Hillary Rodham Clinton, sat at the round table, flanked by Mr Ratan Tata and Mr Mukesh Ambani, at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai.

The images were poignant too, as Ms Clinton wrote her tribute in the memorial book at the Taj Hotel, with the hotel’s Mr Karambir Kang standing close by. The Taj was one of the locations where gunmen unleashed terror last November, and Mr Kang lost his wife and two children in the attack. She expressed solidarity with the victims of the terror attacks of 26/11, stressing the need to fight terrorism globally.Interacting with top corporate honchos , on her first visit to India after assuming office, Ms Clinton spoke of increased strategic cooperation in agriculture, healthcare, education and climate-change.

The interaction was also attended by Mr Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd; Mr O. P. Bhatt, State Bank of India Chairman; Ms Chanda Kochhar, ICICI Bank Managing Director and CEO; Dr Amrita Patel, Chairperson of the National Dairy Development Board; Ms Sudha Murty of Infosys Foundation; and Dr Swati Piramal, Vice-Chairperson of Piramal Life Sciences Ltd.

Later, at a media interaction, Ms Clinton highlighted the need to adopt green technologies, urging India not to repeat the “mistakes” made by the US and developed countries. Ms Clinton’s three-day visit seeks to enhance strategic relations between the two countriesassumes significance given the recently formalised India-US civilian nuclear agreement. Ms Clinton will meet the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the External Affairs Minister, Mr S. M. Krishna, in New Delhi, on Sunday.
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