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New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi today invited the US to invest in several sectors including defence, space, healthcare and energy while underlining that it has never been a better time to invest in India as “there is a global optimism towards” the country due to its commitment towards ease of doing business for mutual growth. “Today, there is global optimism towards India. This is because India offers a perfect combination of openness, opportunities and options. Let me elaborate. India celebrates openness in people and in governance,” the Prime Minister said in his keynote address at the annual ‘India Ideas Summit’ of the US India Business Council (USIBC) today. He said that India has what is needed to power the global economic recovery. He said that India-US partnership can play an important role in helping the world bounce back faster after the Covid-19 pandemic. In his keynote address, the PM noted that India’s rise means a rise in trade opportunities with a nation that can be trusted, a rise in global integration with increasing openness, a rise in competitiveness with access to a market which offers scale, and a rise in returns on investment with the availability of skilled human resources. Reaching out to the American investors, he said that there has never been a better time to invest in India. The PM invited the US...

New Delhi (NVI):Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone for Manipur Water Supply project via video conferencing and said he is giving a “Raksha Bandhan gift” to women of Manipur. “This project will give clean drinking water to Greater Imphal and 1,700 village in Manipur. It will provide a lifeline to these people,” PM Mod said. He added that it will help women in as many as one lakh families in the state. The project is being undertaken under the centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission, under which funds were provided to the state to ensure freshwater household tap connections (FHTCs) in at least 1,185 habitations with 1,42,749 households. The project is an important component of the efforts of the state government to achieve the goal of ‘Har Ghar Jal’ by 2024. The project outlay is about Rs 3,054 crore with a loan component funded by the New Development Bank. Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh, Manipur Governor Najma Akbar Ali Heptulla, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh also attended the event. The PM said that the project has been designed with the help of local panchayats and people living here, which he said is a “fine example of decentralisation”. “The Manipur Water Supply project will also generate employment for thousands of people,” PM Modi...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a keynote address at the ‘India Ideas Summit 2020’ today and urged US firms to chose India as their investment destination. Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. (Photo: AFP) Delivering his keynote address at the India Ideas Summit 2020, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Wednesday said this is the best time to invest in India and US firms must make use of this opportunity for mutual growth of the two countries. In his address, PM Modi said today India is “emerging as a land of opportunities”. “The US-India friendship has scaled many heights in the past. Now it is time our partnership plays an important role in helping the world bounce back faster after the pandemic.” “When markets are open, when opportunity is high and options are many, can optimism be far behind! You can see the optimism when India rises in key business ratings. Particularly the Ease of Doing Business ratings of the World Bank,” PM Modi said in his address. The summit is being organised by the US-India Business Council. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the formation of the US-India Business Council and the theme for this year’s Summit is ‘Building a Better Future’. Beside PM Modi, other key speakers at the virtual Summit include India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, among...

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has congratulated nuclear scientists for achieving criticality of Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3 in Gujarat. In a tweet, Mr Modi said this indigenously designed 700 MWe KAPP-3 reactor is a shining example of Make in India. He said this is a trailblazer for many such future achievements. Home Minister Amit Shah also lauded the scientists. Mr. Shah said today is a Big Day in Nuclear history as indigenously designed 700 MWe Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3 in Gujarat achieved criticality. He said, Nation salutes scientists on this stellar achievement. The Home Minister said, New India is marching ahead to realise PM Narendra Modi’s...

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi delivered a keynote address virtually at this year’s High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) session on Friday, 17th July 2020 at the United Nations in New York. This was the first address by PM Modi to the broader UN membership since India’s overwhelming election as a non-permanent member of the Security Council on 17th June, for the term 2021-22. The theme of the High-Level Segment of the ECOSOC this year is “Multilateralism after COVID19: What kind of UN do we need at the 75th anniversary”. Coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the UN, this theme also resonates with India’s priority for its forthcoming membership of theUN Security Council. Prime Minister reiterated India’s call for a ‘reformed multilateralism’ in a post-COVID-19 world, which reflects the realities of the contemporary world. In his address, PM recalled India’s long association with the ECOSOC and the UN’s developmental work, including for the Sustainable Development Goals. He noted that India’s developmental motto of ‘SabkaSaath, SabkaVikaas, Sabka Vishwas’ resonates with the core SDG principle of leaving no one behind. Prime Minister pointed out that India’s success in improving the socio-economic indicators of its vast populationhas a significant impact on global SDG targets.He spoke about India’s commitment to also support other developing countries in meeting their SDG targets. He spoke about India’s...