<p>Locke was part of the team that accompanied President Barack Obama to India in November, when business deals worth more than $10 billion were signed between US companies and Indian private sector and government entities, expected to create about 50,000 jobs in America.<br /><br />While in New Delhi, Locke will be holding a series of bilateral meetings with Indian government officials, before heading to Bangalore for the second stop of his trip. The delegation, which includes senior officials from the Export-Import Bank (EX-IM) and the Trade Development Agency, will also make a stop in Mumbai.<br /><br />"Locke will highlight export opportunities and efforts to break down tariff and non-tariff barriers for US businesses in the advanced industrial sector - civil nuclear trade, defence and security, civil aviation, and information and communication technologies," said a statement from the US embassy here.<br /><br />The pace of trade between the US and India is accelerating. Between 2002 and 2009, US exports to India quadrupled, growing from $4.1 billion to more than $16.4 billion. <br /><br />India is a key market for the Obama administration's national export initiative, which aims to <br />double US exports in five years.<br /><br />Through the first eleven months of 2010, US merchandise exports to India totalled $17.6 billion, up 17 percent from the same period in 2009. </p>
<p>Locke was part of the team that accompanied President Barack Obama to India in November, when business deals worth more than $10 billion were signed between US companies and Indian private sector and government entities, expected to create about 50,000 jobs in America.<br /><br />While in New Delhi, Locke will be holding a series of bilateral meetings with Indian government officials, before heading to Bangalore for the second stop of his trip. The delegation, which includes senior officials from the Export-Import Bank (EX-IM) and the Trade Development Agency, will also make a stop in Mumbai.<br /><br />"Locke will highlight export opportunities and efforts to break down tariff and non-tariff barriers for US businesses in the advanced industrial sector - civil nuclear trade, defence and security, civil aviation, and information and communication technologies," said a statement from the US embassy here.<br /><br />The pace of trade between the US and India is accelerating. Between 2002 and 2009, US exports to India quadrupled, growing from $4.1 billion to more than $16.4 billion. <br /><br />India is a key market for the Obama administration's national export initiative, which aims to <br />double US exports in five years.<br /><br />Through the first eleven months of 2010, US merchandise exports to India totalled $17.6 billion, up 17 percent from the same period in 2009. </p>