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  • Modi to attend regional summit with Russia, China, Pakistan

    By Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: India said Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in a regional summit in Uzbekistan that according to Russia will see face-to-face talks between Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

    The gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) comprising China, Russia, four Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan — India and Pakistan is due to take place in Samarkand on September 15 and 16.

    On Wednesday Russia’s ambassador to China said that Putin and Xi would meet at the summit, in what will be the Chinese leader’s first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

    Beijing’s foreign ministry did not immediately confirm the meeting, with a spokesperson saying at a regular press briefing that “there is no information to provide” on the matter.

    The Indian government statement on Sunday did not say whether Modi would hold bilateral talks with Putin, Xi or — for the first time since he became Pakistani prime minister in April — Shehbaz Sharif.

    Sourcing most of its arms from Russia, India like China has refused to condemn Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and has ramped up purchases of Russian oil.

    India’s relations with China have been frosty since fighting in 2020 on their disputed Himalayan border left at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead. Modi and Xi have not held bilateral talks since 2019.

    India is also part of the so-called Quad together with the United States, Japan and Australia, a grouping seen as a bulwark against China.

    NEW DELHI: India said Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in a regional summit in Uzbekistan that according to Russia will see face-to-face talks between Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

    The gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) comprising China, Russia, four Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan — India and Pakistan is due to take place in Samarkand on September 15 and 16.

    On Wednesday Russia’s ambassador to China said that Putin and Xi would meet at the summit, in what will be the Chinese leader’s first trip abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

    Beijing’s foreign ministry did not immediately confirm the meeting, with a spokesperson saying at a regular press briefing that “there is no information to provide” on the matter.

    The Indian government statement on Sunday did not say whether Modi would hold bilateral talks with Putin, Xi or — for the first time since he became Pakistani prime minister in April — Shehbaz Sharif.

    Sourcing most of its arms from Russia, India like China has refused to condemn Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and has ramped up purchases of Russian oil.

    India’s relations with China have been frosty since fighting in 2020 on their disputed Himalayan border left at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead. Modi and Xi have not held bilateral talks since 2019.

    India is also part of the so-called Quad together with the United States, Japan and Australia, a grouping seen as a bulwark against China.

  • Energy requirements of Indians expected to double in 20 years: PM

    “We firmly believe in fulfilling all our commitments made under the UNFCCC. We have also raised our ambitions during CoP-26 at Glasgow,” Modi said.

  • Harsh Vardhan Addresses DST-CII Tech Summit 2020; Says ‘science Has Been Mankind’s Savior’

    Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday addressed 26th edition of DST-CII Technology Summit. The DST-CII Technology Summit 2020 was organised by the Department of Science & technology (DST), Government of India and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). from December 7 to 9. During his addresses, the Union Health Minister said that over 100 startups have provided innovative products and solutions to overcome challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Stating that it was an honour to inaugurate the 26th edition of DST-CII Technology Summit with Portugal as the partner country, the Union Minister said this summit has helped foster India’s vibrant tech ecosystem and forge partnerships with other countries. Vardhan also said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, science has been mankind’s savior. “I am sure deliberations at the Summit on critical areas of healthcare, water, agriculture, food processing and IT will provide novel ideas for harnessing the power of STI for greater social good and achieving SDGs,” he added.

     Speaking about India’s battle against Coronavirus, the Union Minister said that India’s fight against the pandemic has been aided by exceptional efforts of our scientists. Highlighting the support from the government, he said, “We are also leading vaccine development efforts.”

  • PM Modi to deliver keynote address at IIT 2020 Global Summit

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be delivering a keynote address at the IIT-2020 Global Summit, organised by PanIIT USA, on Friday. The theme of this year’s summit is ‘The Future is Now’.

    The Summit will focus on issues like the global economy, technology, innovation, health, habitat conservation and universal education, according to an official release.

    PanIIT USA is an organization that is more than 20 years old. Since 2003 PanIIT USA has organised this conference and invited speakers from different sectors including industry, academia, and government. PanIIT USA is run by an all-volunteer team of IIT alumni.

  • Pm Narendra Modi, IBM CEO To Address Annual IIT Alumni Summit, IIT2020

    India’s Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 2020 edition of the annual IIT alumni conference, to be hosted online on December 4 and 5, 2020. Shri Modi will also deliver the keynote address on the opening day.

    This year’s summit, titled ‘IIT2020: The Future is Now’, is billed as the one of the largest virtual conferences ever in the world. The conference is targeted at over 500,000 global alumni of 23 IITs across India. For the first time ever, the 2020 edition is open to all.

    Other keynote and prominent speakers at the summit include Mr. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Indian Railways; Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM; Rajesh Subramaniam COO of FedEx; Ajei Gopal, CEO of ANSYS, Arjun Malhotra, Cofounder of HCL, Simon Segars, CEO of ARM Holdings, Jyoti Bansal, Cofounder and CEO of Harness, Desh Deshpande, Chairman of Sparta Group and Dr. Vivek Murthy, Co-Chair of COVID 19 President-Elect Biden Transition team, Amitabh Kant, CEO of Niti Aayog and Ashish Chauhan, CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange.

    Conference Chairs Mr. Sanjiv Goyal and Mr. Witty Bindra said, “In line with the conference theme, we are truly honored to have Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi address the global IIT alumni and share his vision for the future. Moreover, this edition features an outstanding line up of global movers and shakers as speakers, and we hope that ideas shared by them will further inspire and motivate all attendees towards inventing a better future for all of us.”

    IIT alumni from more than 100 countries have registered to participate in IIT 2020 conference. Over 40 prominent venture capitalists have also registered to attend and reinforce their intention to collectively invest over ½ a trillion US$s in start-ups cofounded by IIT Alumni.

    IIT2020 is organised by PanIIT USA, a global alumni association featuring alumni from all 23 IITs. Mr. Ron Gupta is the Program Chair, while Mr. Sundy Srinivasan is PanIIT USA President.

  • At the G20 summit, PM Modi said- Corona is the biggest challenge before the world after World War II.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the G20 conference on Saturday that the Kovid-19 epidemic is the biggest challenge facing the world after World War II and the turning point in the history of humanity. He offered India’s information technology skills in the effective functioning of the G20.

    Modi also said that ‘working from anywhere’ is a new normal situation in the post-Kovid world and suggested the creation of a digital secretariat of the G20.

    The Prime Minister suggested the development of a new global index for the post-corona virus world in which four important elements – creating a large pool of talent, ensuring access to technology to every section of society, bringing transparency to the governance system and to the Earth Watch with a sense of protection – get involved.

    He said that on this basis, the G20 can lay the foundation of a new world.

    Shah Salman of Saudi Arabia started the G20 conference. This year due to the corona virus epidemic, the heads of state of the member countries of the group are meeting digitally. India will host the G20 conference in 2022. Prime Minister Modi tweeted, “Very constructive talks with G20 leaders. The coordinated efforts of the world’s largest economies will surely lead to rapid response to this epidemic. Thanks to Saudi Arabia for organizing the digital conference. “The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Prime Minister described the Kovid-19 epidemic as a turning point in the history of humanity and the biggest challenge facing the world after World War II.

  • PM Modi to inaugurate ‘Bengaluru Tech Summit-2020’ today, conference to run for three days

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bangalore Tech Summit 2020 (BTS 2020) through video conferencing on Thursday. In this special program, the major challenges that will come after the epidemic with new technology will be discussed. Bengaluru Tech Summit will be held from 19 to 21 November.

    The summit will be attended by Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison, Swiss Confederation Vice President Guy Parmelin and many other leading international celebrities. After visiting the BTS 2020 Center, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and IT Minister CN Ashwath Narayan said that we have made elaborate arrangements to make BTS great, as the event sessions are being 100 percent virtual.

  • Has great respect for PM Modi: Trump at WH Diwali celebrations

    US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said   he has great respect for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and would be talking to him very soon.

    Trump and Modi are slated to attend the G-20 Summit in Argentina on November 30 and December 1, where there is a likelihood of a meeting between the two. The White House has not made any announcement in this regard so far.

    “I’ll be talking to him soon. Thank you,” Trump told Indian Ambassador to the US, Navtej Singh Sarna, during the Diwali celebrations at the White House.

    “He looks forward to seeing you,” Sarna replied.

    Trump told the top Indian diplomat, who was a special invitee to the White House Diwali celebrations, that he loves India.

    “We love your country.  I have great, great respect for, as you know, Prime Minister Modi — tremendous respect.  So just please give my warmest regards,” said the US President.

    Trump and Modi enjoy a strong personal friendship.

    During his presidential campaign, Trump had praised Modi for the economic and bureaucratic reforms in the country.

    The US president had hosted Modi at the White House in June last year.

  • PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate first Global Mobility Summit today

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate the first Global Mobility Summit called MOVE, which will deliberate on steps to promote electric vehicles and shared mobility. The summit will deliberate on five themes including comprehensive: electrification and alternative fuels, reinventing public transport, goods transport and logistics and data analytics and mobility. The two-day summit is being organised by the government think-tank Niti Aayog.

    Union ministers including Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal and Ravi Shankar Prasad are scheduled to attend the summit. Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Thursday that with disruptions in the mobility sector, India will be able to generate more employment and enhance the ease of living for citizens in India. Representatives of companies including Mahindra Electric, Hero Cycles, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Ola, Maruti Suzuki, Honda, Toyota, Bosch and Sun Mobility will participate in the summit.

    Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that the main aim through the summit is to revolutionise the way people travel in India, along with making mobility more connected, shared and seamless. The Aayog held consultations with states ahead of the summit and a compendium of state mobility strategies will be released at the conference. International representation from embassies and the private sector will include United States of America, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, Brazil and more.

    With regard to reinventing the public transport system, deliberations will be held on transit planning and intermodal connectivity. The government is likely to unveil a ‘One Nation-One Card policy’ for public transport that will entail connectivity between various modes of transport in the next three months. The Aayog has argued that the master plans of all cities must have cycling lanes.