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Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda said the visit is built around academic conversations and not diaspora rallies.

“He is required here at Columbia University on the 17th and Chicago on 18th November,” Pitroda said. “He is here for a fireside chat at Columbia University.” He added that Gandhi will then travel to Chicago. Pitroda said the first chat at Columbia will focus on the global student movement and the implications of that on overall global politics.

Gandhi will be in conversation with Robert Pape, a political science professor at the University of Chicago, on international affairs and geopolitics. Pitroda called both events very important and timely. Pitroda said Gandhi’s events at Columbia and Chicago are the only formal engagements on the schedule.