New Delhi, March 27 (IANS). Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Takeshi Ninami and 20 other trading representatives of the Kejai Dooukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) at their residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, which had discussed economic cooperation between the two countries to deepen.
The meeting discussed to strengthen bilateral trade, increase investment opportunities and promote cooperation in major sectors such as agriculture, marine products, space, defense, insurance, technology, infrastructure, civil aviation, clean energy, nuclear power and MSME partnerships.
Prime Minister Modi highlighted India’s special strategic and global partnership and confirmed India’s determination to provide business-friendly environment. He highlighted the Japan Plus system developed in India, aims to facilitate Japanese investment in India and pursue it rapidly. He also emphasized that there should be no ambiguity or hesitation for investors. The rule of India is policy-making and the government is committed to ensuring transparent and stable environment.
Prime Minister Modi talked about the huge scale of development of aviation sector in the country. He also mentioned that India is also working towards the construction of important infrastructure including construction of new airports and expansion of logistics capabilities.
PM Modi said that given the huge diversity of India, the country will play a major role in the AI landscape. He emphasized the importance of cooperation with people associated with AI and encouraged them to partner with India. He also highlighted that India is making significant progress in the field of green energy, which has started a mission focused on biofuels. He said that especially the agricultural sector will benefit from biofuels as important value enriches. In addition, PM Modi talked about opening the insurance sector and constantly increasing opportunities in the state -of -the -art sectors of space and nuclear power.
The Caisai Dooukai delegation with senior business veterans of Japan shared its plans for India. He also expressed interest in exploiting supplements between the two countries in human resource and skill development. Both sides hoped for future support and hoped to deepen trade and investment relations in the coming years.
Ninami Takeshi, the representative director, chairman and CEO of Santori Holdings, appreciated the ties between India and Japan under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi. He said that he sees a huge opportunity for Japan to invest in India. He insisted on Prime Minister Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India, Make for the World’.
Tanaka Shighiro, a corporate senior executive vice president of NEC Corporation and Chief Government Affairs officer, said that Prime Minister Modi very clearly explained his attitude and expectations to the Japanese industry to invest in India.
The meeting underlined the support and commitment of Japanese trade for India 2047 in a meaningful and mutually beneficial manner.
-IANS
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