Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Russia, addressed the CEO summit in Moscow. Below are the highlights:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi- I welcome Russia to become part of India's economic growth
- India and Russia partnership needs to go much ahead
- We've partnered in hydrocarbons; we want to take it forward to hard carbons to foster diamond trade
- We have solved many challenges in our ties
- Through these efforts our GDP has been 7.4 per cent which is the highest among major economies.
- IMF and World Bank are optimistic, India has performed well.
- This hasn't happened on its own, we have taken steps, policy decisions and worked hard to get this done.
- To generate employment, we have launched Make In India campaign
- India has bettered its ease of doing business
- Many have praised India's performance. There has been a 40 per cent growth in FDI.
- Our place in BRICS which was in jeopardy, is now stable
- Ties between Russia and India have many possibilities and common ground. We have always stood beside each other in difficult times
- We want the CEO forum be regularised. We have heard your request for a bilingual online portal for business
- We will do all we can to further our ties