EPISODE 8: The Urgent Need to Help India in the Fight Against COVID-19 with Mukesh Aghi of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)

EPISODE 8:

Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)

India is the most strategic partner in the world to the U.S. – and our friends in India urgently need our help fighting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As experts have said, this pandemic is truly not over for anyone until it is over for everyone. In this episode of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers,” Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of USISPF, shares what large companies around the world are doing to ensure supplies are delivered to India on a daily basis, as well as what you can do to give back. Listen for more, and consider donating anything you can at: https://usindiaalliance.org/

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EPISODE 8: The Urgent Need to Help India in the Fight Against COVID-19 with Mukesh Aghi of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)

EPISODE 8:

Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)

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