HYDERABAD, India – Ivanka Trump will make a significant solo outing when she headlines a business conference in India, but her trip highlights questions about whether her message of empowering poor women matches her actions.
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Trump landed Tuesday in the southern city of Hyderabad and is scheduled to make the opening address later in the day at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
The city has cleared away beggars and filled potholes ahead of the visit by Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump and a senior presidential adviser. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join her at the opening.
Many Indians are excited about the glamor and power Ivanka Trump brings. Yet the conference’s focus on women entrepreneurs raises questions about some of the commercial decisions made by Trump and her famous namesake brand.
