Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads today to his final stop in his six-days-and-five-nights tour of India. He arrived in Bangalore, the southern India city that is in the heart of India’s Silicon Valley. Here’s what he’s up to today:
All times India Standard Time
- 0900 : Departs on RCAF 01 from Chandigarh to Bangalore.
- Noon: Arrives in Bangalore.
- 1315: Prime Minister Harper meets with His Excellency Dr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj.
- 1430: Prime Minister Harper participates in event at the IMAX Theatre at the Forum Mall, Bangalore.
- 1620: Prime Minister Harper visits the Sri Someshwara Swamy Temple
- 1835: Prime Minister Harper hosts a business discussion with the following Canadian and Indian business leaders:
Canadian Participants:
- P. Davidson, President AUCC
- T. Jenkins, Exec Chairman, Opentext
- V. Khurana, CEO, Prudential Consulting
- J. Myers, CEO, CME
- B. Sierra, President, NOVO Plastics
Indian participants expected: - Prof P Chandra, Director, Indian Institute of Management
- B. George, CEO Axis Aerospace and Technoloigies
- K. Natarajan, CEO, Mindtree
- C. Shiavakmar Reddy, CEO, Kavveri Telecom