Rahul Gandhi leaves for two-week US tour; to meet global thinkers and overseas Indians

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday night left for the US, where he will interact with global thinkers, political leaders and overseas Indians on international, economic and technology issues.

Gandhi, 47, will begin his nearly two-week trip to the US with an address at the University of California, Berkeley, tomorrow on the subject ‘India at 70 — Reflections on the Path forward’, where he will talk about contemporary India and the path forward for the world’s largest democracy. His great grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, delivered a speech at Berkeley in 1949.

“Looking forward to addressing students of University of California, Berkeley and interacting with Indian Overseas Congress members with Sam Pitroda during my visit to the US,” Gandhi said on twitter. The Congress party also said on its twitter handle that, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will interact with students of UC Berkeley on Tuesday, September 12, 7 AM IST.” “The purpose of the visit is two-fold. One is to meet interesting and global thinkers, to have a conversation on what is happening world over on economy, on technology, on opportunities, and really understand different views from experts on the global scene,” technocrat Sam Pitroda, who is involved …read more