NEW DELHI: India will highlight the goods and services tax ( GST ) and other policy measures taken to boost ease of doing business in the country in its bid to get more investments from the US at the second Indo-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue in New Delhi next week.As part of the two-day event starting on August 30, the two sides are also organising an Indo-US CEO dialogue, an innovation forum, and a travel and tourism workshop.In what would be a stock-taking dialogue to follow up on Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s visit to the US in June, the two sides would explore on increasing quantum of American investments in India at the strategic and commercial dialogue (S&CD), people familiar with the agenda of the meet told ET.US secretary of state John Kerry and commerce secretary Penny Pritzker will attend the event where the two countries will sign the bilateral cyber security relationship act announced during Modi’s US trip, sources said.They said the Modi government would seek to learn from the US experience of ease of doing business during the interaction. The issue of increasing Indian investments in USA will also be in the agenda.Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry will lead the Indian side at the CEO dialogue to be held on August 30. It is understood that the CEOs’ recommendations will be considered at the S&CD. The dialogue is significant given India's need for massive funding in infrastructure and the ambitious goal set by the two countries to increase bilateral trade to $500 billion per annum from the existing $100 billion. The bilateral trade in goods between the countries stood at $62 billion in 2015-16.The quantum of American investments has increased since 2014 and more US companies are looking at India than ever before, according to people familiar with the sector. India received $4.19 billion, or Rs 27,695 crore, in foreign direct investment (FDI) from the US in the year ended March 2016, up from $1.82 billion (Rs 11,150 crore) in 2014-15 and $806 million (Rs 4,807 crore) in 2013-14. The cumulative FDI inflows from the US from April 2000 and March 2016 stood at $17.94 billion, or Rs 94,575 crore.At the forthcoming dialogue, India is also expected to push for early conclusion of the Totalisation Agreement or Social Security Agreement with the US. Under this pact professionals of both the countries would be exempted from social security taxes when they go to work for a short period in other country. The US has concluded this agreement with several nations.