PM Narendra Modi and German chancellor Angela Merkel share the dais in Bengaluru to discuss the role of technology and innovation in manufacturing and IT services.
Here are the key highlights:
PM: Indo-German ties are crucial
PM: India needs a push to the manufacturing sector
PM: We are putting in place a professional team for asset management
PM: India is now at 9th place on UNCTAD’s ranking of investment attractiveness and jumped 16 places on WEF’s global competitiveness index.
PM: Our tax regime is transparent
PM: Transparent auction and allocation of spectrum and key resources have given a level playing field
PM: Across the board we have increased the validity period of Industrial Licences
PM: It is the software of India that will move the hardware of the world
PM: India is on the threshold of a big IT revolution; where technology will be leveraged to meet aspirations of 1.25 billion citizens
PM: India is committed to protecting Intellectual Property Rights Rights of all innovators & entrepreneurs
PM: Never before was India so well prepared to absorb talent, technology & investment from outside