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SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government participated in the 3-day virtual conference, India Global Week 2020, themed “Be The Revival: India and a Better New World” organised by India Inc Group.
Over 10,000 global members from 67 countries participated in the event which was aimed at re-energising and igniting optimism at global level besides bringing about an action-oriented focus by giving a forum to global deliberations from all fields of life.
Notable speakers of the event included Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar, Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal, British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, British Home Secretary, Priti Patel and US Ambassador to India, Ken Juster.
Addressing the special session titled “Jammu & Kashmir: Development and Business Forum”, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu, highlighted the strengths and initiatives taken up by the UT government to transform the region into a major investment destination through prioritisation of 14 focus sectors, an official spokesman said.
Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, shared his views during the panel discussion on ‘J&K- Land of opportunities’.
Some of the leading entrepreneurs from Jammu and Kashmir, including Vikrant Kuthiala (R B Jodhamal Hotels and Resorts), Farooq Amin (Kanwal Spices) and Amit Wanchoo (Space Communications) also participated in the programmes that deliberated on investment opportunities and current challenges.
Jammu Kashmir Trade Promotion Organisation (JKTPO) was the key organizer for participation of J&K in the Global India week.