 "Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Indian origin tech entrepreneurs and members of the Indian community based in South Africa. Photo: X@narendramodi")
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met with Indian origin tech entrepreneurs and members of the Indian diaspora in South Africa during his visit to the country for the G20 Summit. During the meeting, PM Modi called upon the entrepreneurs to deepen their engagement with India, in a bid to attract more investors.
Modi is in Johannesburg to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit , which has been boycotted by US President Donald Trump. In a post on Saturday, PM Modi said that he had “fruitful interaction” with Indian origin tech entrepreneurs. He mentioned that they talked about the work they are doing in the FinTech, social media, agriculture, education and healthcare sectors.
“Called upon them to deepen their engagement with India and work closely with our people,” he said in the post. On Friday, the Prime Minister also met with the members of the Indian community based in South Africa who are actively working with different community organisations.
“They shared their experiences on various issues and were very appreciative of India’s strides across different fields. Urged them to keep up the momentum with which they are enhancing people-to-people linkages,” he wrote in the same post. “Also asked them to boost the popularity of Indian culture among the people of South Africa, including practices such as Yoga, Ayurveda,” he added.
PM Modi holds talks with Naspers CEO
One of the key highlights was PM Modi’s meeting with Naspers chairman and CEO Koos Bekker and CEO Fabricio Bloisi. The prime minister discussed plans to expand investments in India’s digital ecosystem with the South African multinational internet and technology company.
“Naspers’ success in India reflects ease of doing business and the strength of the Startup ecosystem in India,” Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a social media post.
“Deepening investment linkages featured prominently in the discussions. It is commendable how Naspers is actively working with our talented youth across diverse sectors,” PM Modi said in a different post.
On his first day in Johannesburg, PM Modi also held talks with his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese , and the two leaders took stock of progress in cooperation in diverse areas, including defence and security, critical minerals, trade, investment and people-to-people ties.
With inputs from PTI.