Rahul Gandhi leaves for two-week US tour, to meet with overseas Indians and global thinkers

The trip will also highlight Gandhi family's long association with Berkeley as India's first prime minister and his great grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru had delivered a speech at the same university in the year 1949. 

As reported by PTI, Sam Pitroda said, "The purpose of the visit is two-fold. One is to meet interesting and global thinkers, to have a conversation on what is happening the world over on economy, on technology, on opportunities, and really understand different views from experts on the global scene."

He added, "Gandhi may meet some members of the ruling Republican Party as well. A lot of these meetings are going to be small and private. He wants to understand more about what's happening globally and what's the global view of the situation is. He is coming to meet with students and academicians and various thinking people in the US."