Intolerance and unemployment key issues facing India: Rahul Gandhi

WASHINGTON: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has said that intolerance and unemployment are the key issues that pose a serious challenge to India’s national security and development. Gandhi, who is in the US on a two-week tour, held a series of meetings, including a roundtable with eminent Indian/South Asia experts hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Democraticleaning think tank

Prominent among the attendees were CAP head Neera Tandon, former US Ambassador to India Richard Verma and Hillary Clinton’s top campaign advisor John Podesta.

Lisa Curtis, who heads the South Asia division at the National Security Council of the White House, held discussions with Gandhi over a breakfast meeting during which the Trump administration official sought his views on the US India relationship and the recently announced Afghanistan and South Asia policy of US President Donald Trump, according to the participants of the meeting.

US Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Thomas J Donohue met Gandhi and other senior Congress leaders at an event hosted by US India Business Council (USIBC).