Highlights of PM Narendra Modi’s address at the India-China business forum in Shanghai today:
-China and India are two great and old civilisations of the world, more than one-third of the world’s population
-I strongly believe this century belongs to Asia and Buddhism will be the unifying force between Asian countries.
-India has always been a knowledge society. You have been an innovating society. Our ideas had a role to play in your innovations. We have a lot in common.
-The scope and potential, the breadth and length of infrastructure and related developments is huge in India.
-We are going to develop smart cities and mega industrial corridors, we have refined our FDI policy.
-We also want to promote manufacturing in a big way particularly to create jobs for our youth who form 65% of our population.
-It is also the effort of my government to encourage innovation, R&D and entrepreneurship in the country.
-India and China have the potential of growth and problem solving. I am personally committed towards taking the co-operative process forward.
-We have introduced the GST bill in our Parliament to make business easy.
-An all-time high allocation has been made for roads.
-Harmonious partnership between India and China is essential for economic development and political stability of the continent.
-You are the factory of the world. We are the back office of the world.
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