As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began his first state visit to the US with an invitation to the business community to stay engaged with India, a dozen agreements were signed for deepening Indo-US economic cooperation.

Signed Monday in the presence of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Indian Ambassador, Meera Shankar these included eight agreements between US and Indian companies/institutions, facilitated by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).