BIMSTEC 2018
August 30, 2018
PM Narendra Modi took part in the 4th BIMSTEC Summit at Kathmandu on 30th and 31st August. The Summit focused on the theme ‘Towards a Peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region.’ On the sidelines of the Summit, the PM held productive talks with several world leaders. PM Modi met PM KP Sharma Oli and reviewed India-Nepal bilateral relations.
World Economic Forum
January 22, 2018
PM Narendra Modi delivered the historic inaugural address at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He pitched for India as an investment destination, emphasising on efforts to improve the ease of doing business. Highlighting India’s growing influence in the global economy, PM Modi recalled that in 1997, when an Indian Prime Minister last attended the WEF, the country’s GDP was a bit over $400 billion.
PM Narendra Modi visited Brussels on March 30. Shri Modi met and held talks with Belgian PM Charles Michel. He held the 13th India-EU Summit with the E.U. leadership. PM Modi and Belgian PM Michel also remotely activated the India-Belgium ARIES (Aryabhatta Research Institute for Observational Sciences) Telescope.