Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with heads of states, ministers and leaders from the business community on Tuesday in Gandhinagar at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.Â
A brain child of the prime minister, the biennial summit was started with the aim to attract investment in Gujarat.
Here are the highlights of Modi's speech:
# FDI in last two fiscals was 60% higher than in previous two years. India is a leading recipient of capital in Asia Pacific region: PM
# We have become sixth largest manufacturing country in the world: PM Modi
# Make in India has become the biggest brand that India ever had: PM Modi
# My government is strongly committed to continue the economic reforms. We have placed highest emphasis on ease of doing business: PM Modi
# Â India is on a threshold of becoming world's most digitised economy: PM Modi
# Despite the global slowdown, we have registered excellent growth. India is a bright spot in the global economy: PM Modi
# In doing this, digital technology has played a key role. I often say that e-governance is easy and effective governance: PM Modi
# It is our vision and mission to bring a paradigm shift in our policies and economy: PM Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar
# We have seen in last two and a half year that it is possible to deliver quick results in democratic setup as well: PM Modi
# Gujarat, the land of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, also represents the business spirit of India: PM Narendra Modi
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# I express my gratitude to the partner countries and other organisations for this event, particularly thank Japan and Canada: PM Modi
# PM Modi inaugurates the coffee table book and policy documents at the 8th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit