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India`s future as a technology powerhouse and its plans to connect India`s 600,000 villages to the Internet through the Digital India program were the focus of a roundtable of top American and Indian companies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s Startup India initiative also came up at the roundtable with Indian Minister for Communications and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad hosted by the US-India Business Council at Cambridge, Mass. The e roundtable was attended by USIBC president Mukesh Aghi and senior executives of American and Indian companies that included Google, AT&T, MasterCard, Facebook, American Tower Corporation, UST Global and iTech. USIBC comprises 350 top-tier U.S. and Indian companies advancing U.S.-India commercial ties.Digital India provides an enormous investment opportunity for both global technology companies and startups from tech hubs like Boston and Silicon Valley. India is sitting on the cusp of a digital revolution Whether it is big metropolitan cities or small towns, a well-connected India has the potential to not only usher in economic and welfare opportunities for its citizens, but also the global economic order, Prasad added.The Indian "government is taking every policy decision in a transparent, predictable and reasonable manner, encouraging "American businesses to take advantage of the Digital India program, and the growth opportunities in India.
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