- Saturday, November 23, 2024
The summit has truly in every sense served as a masterclass on how to go about attracting global investors, the British leader said.
By: Shubham Ghosh
BRITISH minister of state for South Asia Lord Tariq Ahmad on Wednesday (10) remarked that prime minister Narendra Modi defined a living bridge between the UK and India. Speaking at the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit that kicked off in Gandhinagar in the western state of Gujarat the same day, the British leader also conveyed prime minister Rishi Sunak’s greetings to Modi.
Addressing the Vibrant Gujarat Summit today, Ahmad said the summit has truly served as a “masterclass on how to go about attracting global investors”.
“PM Modi, you defined the living bridge between the United Kingdom and India. I want to extend the greetings from my prime minister Rishi Sunak, the son-in-law of India. This summit has truly in every sense served as a masterclass on how to go about attracting global investors. Our nations may be separated by thousands of miles geographically, but that vast distance can diminish with the warmth between our people, that living bridge and there is so much in common between our two nations…” he said.
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Ahmad is also the minister of state for the Middle East and the UN and the prime minister’s special representative on preventing sexual violence in conflict.
“We have just signed an MoU to enable closer collaboration between our higher education institutions. We want to go further in the areas of the creative economy, nurturing artists and boosting cultural exchange,” the British minister said, adding, “Business links will continue to grow, creating jobs and prosperity. Whether it’s from here in Ahmedabad to Aberdeen in Scotland, in the United Kingdom, our old friendship is blossoming into a new partnership..”
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Lord Ahmad attended another business summit in the southern state of Tamil Nadu before taking part in Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.
Gujarat CM Shri @Bhupendrapbjp had a productive meeting with @tariqahmadbt, Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth) of UK, a consistent Partner Country for Vibrant Gujarat Summit since 2015. The discussions were evolved… pic.twitter.com/YXTxh0vSCD
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) January 9, 2024
The minister, who met Bhupendra Patel, the chief minister of Gujarat on Tuesday (9), posted about his participation in the summit and Modi.
The UK is collaborating with Gujarat on some exciting and iconic initiatives.
I am confident that our ‘living bridge’ of people and ideas will continue to grow our partnership for years to come.
— Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon (@tariqahmadbt) January 9, 2024
He said, “For over 20 years @VibrantGujarat – PM Modi’s brainchild – has served as a masterclass in how to attract investors to have a stake in India’s remarkable growth story. I am very proud to lead the strong UK delegation here in Gujarat – and meet
@narendramodi”
In another post, he said, “The UK is collaborating with Gujarat on some exciting and iconic initiatives. I am confident that our ‘living bridge’ of people and ideas will continue to grow our partnership for years to come.”
The Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit was initiated by Narendra Modi in 2003, then the chief minister of Gujarat to put the state on the world map of trade and industry.
(With ANI inputs)
