WATCH: Mukesh and Nita Ambani, Nikhil Kamath, Anand Mahindra arrive for PM Modi’s State Dinner

The who’s who of the Indian industry attended the star-studded State Dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Among the attendees were Mukesh and Nita Ambani, Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, and Anand Mahindra. 

Among the list were also Indian-origin industry leaders such as Google’s Sundar Pichai, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen, former PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi, as well as filmmaker M Night Shyamalan. Apple CEO Tim Cook and fashion designer Ralph Lauren also attended the State Dinner. 

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Indian American lawmakers Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Pramila Jayapal, Shri Thanedar, and Ami Bera were also present during the State Dinner. 

As many as 400 guests were invited for the dinner at the South Lawn of the White House, which was decorated with an Indian-inspired theme. The decor featured elements to honour the tradition and cultures of the US and India, as well as the Indian Tricolour. 

On the menu were marinated millet, grilled corn kernel salad, compressed watermelon and a tangy avocado sauce for the first course and stuffed portobello mushrooms and a creamy saffron-infused risotto for the main course. Guests could also request dishes such as sumac-roasted sea bass, lemon-dill yogurt sauce, crisped millet cakes and summer squashes. For dessert, rose and cardamom-infused strawberry shortcake was served. Wines on the list were Stone Tower Chardonnay ‘Kristi’ 2021, PATEL Red Blend 2019 and Domaine Carneros Brut Rose.

President Biden and PM Modi also issued a joint statement. "The US-India trade and investment partnership is an engine for global growth, with bilateral trade exceeding $191 billion in 2022, nearly doubling from 2014," they said.

They also urged the respective industries to take action on the recommendations from CEOs to build a resilient supply chain for emerging and clean energy technologies. 

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