Indian companies are strengthening their presence in the United States, pouring billions in investment, job creation and growing participation across key sectors, senior officials said at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland. At the CII India Reception held at National Harbour on Monday (local time), Brandon Remington, cumulative data, the total stock of foreign direct investment from India to the United States was approximately $16.4 billion, which supported approximately 70,800 jobs, $313 million in research and development spending and $1.5 billion worth of exports," Remington said, without any reference to the period under review.