'Great forum to strengthen India's development journey': PM Modi praises Vibrant Gujarat Summit

During his address of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was an excellent platform for exchanging views on reforms, economic growth, and bolstering India’s development path. “Some glimpses from today’s @VibrantGujarat Summit – a great forum to share perspectives on economic growth, reforms and strengthen our development journey,” PM said in a statement on social media platform X. The ongoing Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar, according to Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, is the first of its kind during the “Amrit Kaal” period and has come to represent India’s economic recovery. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Kwatra said, “As the Chief Minister of the state mentioned in his speech earlier today, this is the first Vibrant Gujarat Summit in the ‘Amrit Kaal’ period”. “The presence of many heads of state and governments, the presence of many ministers of large numbers of partner countries at this 10th Vibrant Gujarat Summit is clearly indicative that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, Vibrant Gujarat has become synonymous with India’s economic resurgence,” he added. The Foreign Secretary went on to say that 35 nations, the most ever at a Vibrant Gujarat Summit, have signed on as partners for this edition of the initiative. In his speech at the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi stated that India is seen by the international community as a key pillar of stability. According to PM Modi, India is a reliable friend and supports growth that is focused on the needs of its citizens. “The world looks at India as an important pillar of stability. A friend who can be trusted, a partner who believes in people-centric development, a voice that believes in global good, a voice of the Global South, an engine of growth in the global economy, a technology hub for finding solutions, a powerhouse of talented youth and a democracy that delivers…” PM Modi said. With the theme “Gateway to the Future,” the tenth Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit will take place in Gandhinagar from January 10–12. This year’s Summit, honoring “20 Years of Vibrant Gujarat as the Summit of Success,” has 34 partner nations and 16 partner organizations in total. Under PM Modi’s direction as the state chief minister, the Summit was initiated in 2003. (With agency inputs)