The simple answer is just get an ordinary B1 visa. And of course, you can stay for a week or two longer, to visit friends, see the grand canyon, or whatever.

The basic problem you're facing is that you're trying to stretch a week to apparently "months".

The extremely short answer is unfortunately, it will never happen.

If India was a visa waiver country, it would be no problem, as you know.

The simple answer is just get an ordinary B1 visa. And of course, you can stay for a week or two longer, to visit friends, see the Grand Canyon, or whatever.

The basic problem you're facing is that you're trying to stretch a week to apparently "months".

The extremely short answer is unfortunately, it will never happen.

If India was a visa waiver country, it would be no problem, as you know.