To gather ideas on how India and the U.S. can involve our civil societies to meet global challenges, Ambassador Roemer and Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero listened to representatives from civil society: Ravi Nair, Nazia Yusuf, Bhuvan Ribhu, Sudha Sood, Shivangi Rai, Father Babu Joseph, Nidhi Mitra, Sultan Shaheen, November 4, 2009.