A-
A
A+
Last Updated :
Jan 18 2021 9:52AM
Screen Reader Access
Select Language
English
Hindi
Gujarati
Marathi
Urdu
Tamil
Dogri
Assamese
Home
National
International
State
Business
Sports
Regional
Audio
Text
NSD
Audio
Text
Special Campaign
Archives
Main Audio Archive
News in Regional Languages
Text Archive Search
Main Text Bulletins Archive
Talks and Current Affairs
Podcasts
News Highlights
PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Phase 2 and Surat Metro Rail Project today
          
More than 2 lakh 24 thousand people vaccinated for Covid-19 across country during past two days
          
Global leaders hail India for launching world's largest vaccination drive
          
Full Election Commission to arrive in Guwahati today to review poll preparations in Assam
          
Britain invites PM Modi to attend G7 Summit to be held in June this year
          
National News
Home
National News
Details
Jul 23, 2020
,
9:22AM
PM Modi says there is global optimism towards India, as it offers a perfect combination of openness, opportunities and options
@narendramodi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that there is global optimism towards India, as it offers a perfect combination of openness, opportunities and options. Delivering the keynote address at the India Ideas Summit hosted by the US-India Business Council, USIBC yesterday, Prime Minister Modi noted that in the last six years, efforts have been undertaken to make the Indian economy more open and reform oriented.
Hailing India as a land of opportunities, the Prime Minister said there are extensive opportunities to invest in a variety of sectors in the country. He said, there are about half a billion active internet users in the country now and over half a billion more people are being connected. He also mentioned opportunities in the frontier technologies of 5G, Big Data analytics, Quantum Computing, Block-chain and Internet of Things.Speaking about the historic reforms recently undertaken in the agriculture sector, Prime Minister said that there are opportunities to invest in areas including agriculture inputs and machinery, agriculture supply chain, food processing sector, fisheries and organic produce.
Noting that the health care sector in India is growing faster than 22 per cent every year and the progress of Indian companies in production of medical-technology, tele-medicine and diagnostics, the Prime Minister said now is the best time to expand investment in Indian health care sector.The Prime Minister also listed several other sectors which offer tremendous opportunities to invest like energy, infrastructure, roads, highways and ports, civil aviation amongst others. He mentioned that India is raising the FDI cap for investment in defence sector to 74 per cent and two defence corridors have been established to encourage production of defense equipment and platforms.
The Prime Minister also talked about India’s rise in Ease of Doing Business rankings of the World Bank. The Prime Minister highlighted that even during the pandemic, India has attracted foreign investment of more than 20 billion dollars between April and July this year. The Prime Minister said that India has what is needed to power the global economic recovery. Calling USA and India as natural partners, he said, this partnership can play an important role in helping the world bounce back faster after the pandemic. Reaching out to the American investors, he said that there has never been a better time to invest in India. The Prime Minister congratulated USIBC on its 45th anniversary this year.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has said that India and the US have the ability by working together to shape the world. Participating in the India Ideas Summit yesterday hosted by the US -India Business Council virtually, Mr Jaishankar said, India and the US are working on maritime security, counter- terrorism, connectivity, how to respond to the Corona virus pandemic, issues like climate change and knowledge economy. He said, India and the US need to resolve the pending problems in trade relations and move into something bigger.
Related News
PM to share his thoughts in 'Mann Ki Baat' programme on All India Radio on Jan 31
PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Phase 2 and Surat Metro Rail Project today
Cabinet approves MoU between India, UAE for scientific and technical cooperation
Indonesia plane crash tragedy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expresses grief
PM Modi says state govts will not have to bear any cost towards vaccinating 3 crore Health Workers and Front Line Workers in first stage
PM Modi urges youth to contribute selflessly & constructively in politics
PM Modi expresses grief over demise of Professor Chitra Ghosh
PM says two made in India vaccines are cost-effective and four other vaccines are in pipeline
PM Modi expresses grief over demise of Professor Shashikumar Chitre
PM Modi says he is distressed to see news about rioting & violence in Washington DC
Live Twitter Feed
Tweets by airnewsalerts
Listen News
English
Morning News 18 (Jan)
Midday News 17 (Jan)
Evening News 17 (Jan)
Hourly 18 (Jan) (0610hrs)
हिन्दी
समाचार प्रभात 18 (Jan)
दोपहर समाचार 17 (Jan)
समाचार संध्या 17 (Jan)
प्रति घंटा समाचार 18 (Jan) (0600hrs)
ارد و
Khabarnama (Mor) 18 (Jan)
Khabrein(Day) 17 (Jan)
Khabrein(Eve) 17 (Jan)
News Magazine (Hindi/English)
Aaj Savere 18 (Jan)
Parikrama 17 (Jan)
Read News
English
MORNING NEWS
MIDDAY NEWS
EVENING NEWS
हिन्दी
समाचार प्रभात
दोपहर समाचार
समाचार संध्या
News Magazine (Hindi/English)
Aaj Savere
Parikrama
World News
World News
Listen Programs
Daily Broadcast
Market Mantra 17 (Jan)
Samayki 1 (Jan)
Sports Scan 17 (Jan)
Spotlight/News Analysis 17 (Jan)
Employment News 17 (Jan)
रोजगार समाचार 17 (Jan)
World News 17 (Jan)
Samachar Darshan 22 (Mar)
Radio Newsreel 21 (Mar)
Weekly Broadcast
Public Speak
Country wide 12 (Mar)
Surkhiyon Mein 17 (Jan)
Charcha Ka Vishai Ha 11 (Mar)
Vaad-Samvaad 17 (Mar)
Money Talk 17 (Mar)
Current Affairs 6 (Mar)
Sanskrit Saptahiki 16 (Jan)
North East Diary 17 (Jan)
Special Programs
Special Programs