US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in Chennai on Wednesday on the second day of her visit to India. She will meet Jayalalithaa at 4.10 pm for about 10 minutes. Hillary, who arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday for the second Indo-US strategic dialouge, is likely to meet representatives of US companies too after arriving in Chennai at 12.45 pm.
She will address a gathering of students and opinion-makers at the newly-built Anna Centenary Library at Kotturpuram at 1.30 pm, and also interact with artistes at the Kalashetra Foundation along with members of women groups.
On Tuesday, Hillary pledged support for combating violent extremism with India and said that it has been made clear to Pakistan that confronting terrorism of all kinds is in Pakistan's interest.
Addressing a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister SM Krishna in New Delhi on Tuesday after the second Indo-US strategic dialogue, she said that it is important to counter terrorism and improve homeland security.
She also pitched for US defence sales, linking it to improvement in security cooperation and added that the US supported the rise of India both as a regional as well as a global power.
