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'Make in India', Prez tells Norwegian Cos
Emphasising that corruption undoubtedly remains a concern, Pranab said it must be handled, controlled and eradicated through certain institutional arrangements which have been put in place in India.
- India has institutional arrangements to tackle corruption, says Pranab
- Visa on Arrival for Norway nationals soon
- Arctic scientists from India interact with the President
Oslo: Join the "Make in India" initiative of the new Indian government was the message from President Pranab Mukherjee to Norwegian companies as he invited investors and entrepreneurs to explore possibilities of investment in India's infrastructure sector.
"We welcome foreign direct investments in our railways, roads and ports, power and communications sectors, we invite Norwegian companies to join Indian counterparts in the 'Make in India' initiative of the new government and we are presently simplifying the procedures to facilitate their participation in India's growth story," Mukherjee said at the state banquet hosted by King Harald V and Queen Sonja at the Royal Palace last night.
Enlisting the areas in which India and Norway have a rewarding trade partnership including oil exploration and scientific research, Mukherjee said both the countries are keen to expand the scope of their collaborative efforts in earth sciences, bio-technology, clean energy, fishing and health care.
"I am confident that the bilateral agreements that we have signed will lead to further fruitful engagement in the many fields where India and Norway have obvious complementarities," the president said.
Emphasising that corruption undoubtedly remains a concern, Pranab said it must be handled, controlled and eradicated through certain institutional arrangements which have been put in place in India."Corruption is no doubt a concern and our policy makers, leaders and statesmen are fully aware of it. Corruption must be handled, controlled and eradicated through certain institutional arrangements," the President said in an interaction with Finnish media as he heads to Helsinki this evening.
Mukherjee said India has a large number of institutional arrangements, legal framework and also agencies to implement anti-corruption law. Norway will soon feature in the list of few countries whose nationals get Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility in India, the President said."I am pleased to inform you that Norway will feature in the list of few countries to be soon granted the facility of Tourist Visa on Arrival which will greatly facilitate travel for Norwegian citizens to India," Mukherjee said Mukherjee also had a rare interaction through video-conference with Indian scientists working at the Himadri station, India's first Arctic research facility, located 1,200 kms from the North Pole.
The president spoke to the Indian scientists working in the remote polar region via video-conference.
