EAM S Jaishankar at received @ sydney: External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday (February 18) said that India is targeting seven per cent growth in the economy in the year 2023 and we hope to cross it in the next five years. He said New Delhi would try to stay in the 7-9 per cent range for at least a decade and a half.
Jaishankar said, “We are targeting a growth rate of 7 per cent this year, but it is expected to improve in the next five years. received @ sydney business breakfast.
“And you can see that in the investment climate today with FDI, FII inflows as well as the capital outlay being led by the government in this year’s budget,” he said.
received @ sydney Business Breakfast:
received @ sydney The business breakfast is being jointly organized by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and India’s Observer Research Foundation (ORF) at the Intercontinental Hotel in Sydney. Talking about the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) signed between India and Australia on April 2, 2022, which came into force on December 29, 2022,
Jaishankar said that ECTA has a “good impact on trade”. “We have seen a huge movement of Indian talent to Australia. We have almost one million students living here.”
He said, “We will welcome Australian universities to India. For us, it is not just about Indian students coming to Australia, but it is also about Australia and India creating skilled, competitive jobs in India for the whole world. Working together to create talent.”
received @ sydney The conference, which began with a ‘Business Breakfast’ today, will also include ministerial and high-level government representation as well as participation from industry and civil society. The mega event will also feature panels and keynote speeches by leading regional think-tanks on issues ranging from geopolitics to technology and economics.
purpose of received @ sydney events:
The event will bring together and accelerate momentum for two of the Indo-Pacific’s most influential foreign policy, security and technology dialogues – the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi between March 2-4 and the Sydney Dialogue on April 4-5. , 2023.
Series of Programs:
Following Jaishankar’s keynote address, a panel session will be held which will cover topics such as “Next steps in the Australia-India economic partnership: stability, security and sovereignty” and will be addressed by the keynote speaker – Dr Vivek Lall, Head. Executive, General Atomics Global Corporation; Jodi Mackay, National Chair, Australia-India Business Council; Contributed by Vikram Singh, Vice President and Country Head – ANZ, Tata Consultancy Services and Bec Shrimpton, Director, The Sydney Dialogue, Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
Another panel session on “Strengthening Partnership in a Time of Geopolitical and Technological Competition” will also take place during today’s event. Jaishankar is also scheduled to hold talks with Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen. Sydney Dialogues Today. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Sydney Dialogue is the premier policy summit for critical, emerging, cyber and space technologies.
(with inputs from agencies)