Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser to US President Donald Trump, is in Hyderabad for the annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit co-hosted by India and the US. For the first time, the GES is being held in South Asia.
Ivanka Trump, a woman entrepreneur herself, said she was excited to see so many women entrepreneurs under one roof. "I am proud to see that for the first time a majority of 1500 women entrepreneurs are participating in such an event."
"Only when women are empowered to thrive; will our families, our economies, and our societies reach their fullest potential," Ms Trump asserted.
Talking about the heritage of the city that is hosting her, Ivanka Trump said, "In the city of treasure (Hyderabad), the greatest pearl is you. It is incredible to be in the ancient country brimming with technology."
Referring to her father, US President Donald Trump, and India-US ties, she asserted, "As President trump said earlier, India has a true friend in the White House."