Prime Minister Narendra Modi met UAE Minister Rashid Ahmad bin Fahad on sidelines of the Vibrant Gujarat summit and agreed that bilateral trade must be increased by 60 per cent over the next five years, an official said.
The Prime Minister identified railways, ports, airports and infrastructure sector as promising areas for UAE’s investment.
Modi also said that the ongoing discussions between the UAE’s sovereign wealth fund ADIA (Abu Dhabi Investment Authority) and India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) would yield early and fruitful results. He also pointed out the tremendous possibilities in cruise tourism, linking Goa, Mumbai, Gujarat and Dubai. The UAE side concurred and said they would scale up partnership with India in all these areas.
The UAE Minister, who is leading a 50-member delegation, also conveyed the greetings of the Prime Minister of Dubai and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
Japanese Industry Minister meets ModiJapanese Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Vibrant Gujarat meet and discussed bilateral issues.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said “The Japanese Minister recalled Prime Minister's visit to Japan in November 2016 and the far reaching accords reached in various fields. He briefed on the progress in Japan's commitment to train 30,000 Indian youths over the next 10 years.”
“The Japanese Minister was accompanied by representatives of Suzuki, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Toyo Engineering and Toyota Tsusho who briefed on their future plans in India. Minister Seko said that this demonstrated the continued keenness of Japanese companies to invest in India," Swarup said.
Modi invited Japanese participation in the Railway University in Vadodara. He also welcomed training for Indian entrepreneurs in small scale industries.
India to have strategic partnership with RussiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi discussed bilateral issues, especially the strategic partnership with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dimitry Rogozin.
Both leaders discussed various areas of the India-Russia strategic partnership including Rosneft’s investment in the Vadinar refinery, cooperation in the automobile sector, discussions on cooperation between Astrakhan region and its sister State of Gujarat, and the proposed visit of the Russian Industry Minister to Delhi in March. The two sides also discussed continuing progress in the civil nuclear energy sector.
Modi reviews bilateral relations with Polish Deputy PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi met Polish Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Glinski to review bilateral relations. The latter expressed willingness to work with India in the areas of coal mining and green technology.
PM Modi recognised the world class Polish expertise in waste, solid and waste water management and said it could be very useful in our smart cities project. Modi also invited Polish participation in the coal mining sector where India had opened up for FDI. He also appreciated Polish support for India’s membership of MTCR and NSG.
Modi also said Poland could be a very attractive location for shooting of Bollywood movies. He said India would support Polish plans to push forward air connectivity. The e-Visa scheme would benefit visitors from Poland.
Modi meets Swedish Minister, invites more investment in flagship venturesPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Swedish Education Minister Anna Ekstrom and pitched India’s potential for investment in green technology and flagship ventures like the ‘Smart Cities’ project and ‘Skill India’.
“India offered considerable potential for Swedish investment in green technologies, smart cities, skill India and Digital India. Our trade and investment relations were strong with current trade of $2 billion which both sides had agreed to increase to $5 billion over the next three years. Two way investment was also robust with Swedish companies having invested $1.2 billion in India and Indian companies $700 million in Sweden,” said Modi.
