Bhagwat's NYC roundtable spotlights Indian youth and US-India ties

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday interacted with leaders and executives from various industries at a roundtable in New York city, with an Indian-American venture capitalist highlighting his “unshakable confidence" in Indian youth and describing him as a “true believer” in US-India friendship. Bhagwat is in New York for a three-day visit as part of the RSS' centenary-year global outreach programme.Taking to X on Thursday, Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani, who was part of the meeting, said the 75-year-old RSS chief discussed various topics, ranging from space to quantum computing. “Had an amazing roundtable meeting with Mr Mohan Bhagwat in NY. He fielded important questions by all of us from various industries, including telecommunications, space, clean energy, not so clean energy, technology, quantum computing, etc,” Motwani said.
She said those attending the interaction wanted to know how Bhagwat could help streamline procedures at various state levels and help set up companies or manufacturing plants in India without the “bureaucratic drag”. Motwani said the RSS chief “brilliantly” answered their questions, while making clear that he was not speaking on behalf of the Indian government. She further said his answers “inspired confidence in all of us that he might be able to get a few things done”.
The roundtable comes days ahead of Bhagwat’s scheduled ‘Universal Oneness Celebration’ at Madison Square Garden on August 29, where he is expected to address 6,000 members of the Indian diaspora and other communities. The American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD), which has organised this event, has described it as a “landmark Raksha Bandhan gathering”, expected to bring together thousands of Hindus and hundreds of Hindu, cultural, spiritual, service, and community organisations from across the United States.
Earlier, Sikh American leader Jasdip Singh Jassee has welcomed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s high-profile visit to the United States, saying it offers an opportunity to explain the organisation’s mission and address concerns among minority communities through dialogue. He said, "In my memory, I don't ever recollect that Mohan Bhagwatji made such a high visual, this prominent visit to US before. His visit is being seen as a very high profile visit. He's going to be doing a big meeting with the community at Madison Square Garden and the other events he's participating in."

Washington: Sikh American leader Jasdip Singh Jassee has welcomed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s high-profile visit to the United States, saying it offers an opportunity to explain the organisation’s mission and address concerns among minority communities through dialogue.

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