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Business Standard
26 minutes ago
- Business Standard
'Historic' FTA with Britain shows world's trust in India: PM Modi
Speaking after inaugurating projects worth ₹4,900 crore in Tamil Nadu, Modi said the FTA with Britain will accelerate progress towards a Viksit Bharat and Viksit Tamil Nadu Press Trust of India Tuticorin Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described the recently signed India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as 'historic,' highlighting it as a symbol of the world's growing trust in India and a boost to the vision of a developed Bharat and Tamil Nadu. Speaking after inaugurating projects worth ₹4,900 crore in Tamil Nadu, Modi said the FTA with Britain will accelerate progress towards a Viksit Bharat and Viksit Tamil Nadu. He said the government's focus on these sectors over the past 11 years reflects a strong commitment to Tamil Nadu's growth. The projects inaugurated include the new state-of-the-art Tuticorin airport terminal, railway electrification of the 90 km Madurai-Bodinayakkanur line, doubling of the 21 km Nagercoil Town-Kanniyakumari section, and strategic highway projects such as the 4-laning of the 50 km Sethiyathope-Cholapuram stretch of NH-36 and the 6-laning of the 5.16 km NH-138 Tuticorin Port Road. The Prime Minister highlighted the importance of railways as the lifeline of industrial growth and underlined how the NDA government's infrastructure projects like Atal Sethu, Sonmarg Tunnel, and Bogibeel Bridge have created thousands of jobs nationwide. Regarding national security, Modi praised weapons manufactured under the 'Make in India' initiative for their significant role during Operation Sindoor, a cross-border military offensive, stating these weapons helped destroy enemy targets and caused great concern among adversaries. The event saw participation from Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, State Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu, Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, Union Minister of State L Murugan, TN Social Welfare Minister P Geetha Jeevan, and other dignitaries. Modi also paid tribute to legendary freedom fighters from the region, including V O Chidambaram Pillai, King Veerapandia Kattabomman, and chieftain Veeran Azhagu Muthukon. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Hindustan Times
26 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
‘Maldives' tourism set to increase with PM Modi's visit': Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu
The tourism in Maldives is set to grow with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu said on Saturday, adding that India is one of the major countries that helps tourism in the island nation. PM Modi attended the 60th Independence Day celebrations of Maldives at the Republic Square in Male as the Guest of Honour.(DPR PMO) Muizzu also said that he is hopeful about a free trade agreement with India, adding that he is 'very hopeful' about the talks. "India is one of the major countries that helps the Maldives' tourism, with the Prime Minister's visit, it is going to increase, and our people-to-people connection will also be enhanced," the Maldivian President said as Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his two-day visit to Maldives. '...I am very hopeful. We have started it (FTA talks) and we will conclude it very soon...' he added. He also said that India would be a 'crucial partner' for the country in the future. 'We all have seen how India has helped the Maldives in the past, and nobody will doubt how India will be a very crucial partner going forward,' Muizzu said. The Maldivian President further hailed India as 'one of the major countries' in terms of its contribution to Maldives' tourism. Muizzu said that the tourism would increase following PM Modi's visit. '…Our people-to-people connection will also be enhanced,' he added. When asked if he plans to visit India soon, Muizzu said he hopes to do so. 'I don't know whether this year or maybe in the near future,' he said. This came even as PM Modi attended the 60th Independence Day celebrations of Maldives at the Republic Square in Male as the Guest of Honour. Modi took to X to say he was 'deeply honoured' to have attended the celebrations, adding that the bilateral relations between the nations would strengthen after 'productive talks' with Muizzu. Modi's visit to Maldives marked a reset in the ties between India and Maldives, after relations deteriorated following Mohamed Muizzu's election pinned on the 'India Out' campaign. However, diplomatic relations between the two nations came back on track after Muizzu's visit to India in October. Modi's visit to Maldives marks the first by any foreign leader after Muizzu's election. During Modi's visit, Muizzu referred to India as 'Maldives's closest and most trusted partner'. Apart from signing multiples MoUs, both countries also launched talks on the free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations. India also extended Line of Credit (LoC) of ₹4,850 crores to Maldives, and a stamp commemorating the 60th anniversary of establishment of India-Maldives diplomatic relations was issued.
Time of India
44 minutes ago
- Time of India
'Historic' FTA with Britain shows world's trust in India: PM Modi
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described the recently concluded FTA between India and UK as 'historic,' and said the trade pact showed the world's trust in the regards Operation Sindoor , he said weapons manufactured under the 'Make in India' initiative played a great role during the cross-border military offensive in destroying enemy targets and made enemies lose PM inaugurated, laid foundation stones and dedicated projects worth Rs 4,900 crore here and underscored the NDA government's commitment towards Tamil Nadu's his address after inaugurating the projects, Modi said he was blessed to directly land in Tamil Nadu after completing his foreign tour during which the India-UK Free Trade Agreement was signed before his visit to the trade pact with Britain was 'historic.'"India and Britain signed a FTA. This shows the growing trust of the world and our self-confidence. We will make Viksit (developed) Bharat and Viksit Tamil Nadu with this self-confidence," Modi said."FTA with Britain adds pace to our vision of Viksit Bharat , Viksit TN," the PM, clad in a traditional veshti (dhoti), shirt and an 'angavastram' worn around the neck, said. He landed here directly after wrapping up his official tour of the Maldives."After the FTA, there will be no tax on 99 per cent of Indian products being sold in Britain. If Indian products are cheap, the demand will grow there and this will lead to more production opportunities in India. Due to this FTA, TN youth, small businesses, MSMES, startups will get big benefits," he a developed India and Tamil Nadu, he said, "infrastructure and energy are the backbone of any state's development; our focus on infrastructure and energy in last 11 years shows our commitment to TN's growth."The NDA government has constructed Atal Sethu, Sonmarg Tunnel, Bogibeel bridge in different parts of the country and these created thousands of job regards the railways, he said it is the lifeline of industrial projects he inaugurated on Saturday are related to airport, highways, railways, port and power in Tamil Nadu and he said that inaugurated projects include a new state-of-the-art Tuticorin airport terminal building, developed at an estimated cost of around Rs 450 regards railway projects, it includes the electrification of the 90 km Madurai-Bodinayakkanur line, commissioned at a cost of Rs 99 Crore and the Rs 650 crore worth doubling of the 21 km Nagercoil Town-Kanniyakumari PM dedicated to the nation, two strategically significant highway projects-- 4-laning of 50 km Sethiyathope-Cholapuram stretch of NH-36, developed at a cost Rs 2,350 crore and 6-laning of the 5.16 km NH-138 Tuticorin Port Road, built at around Rs 200 inaugurated the North Cargo Berth-III with a cargo handling capacity of 6.96 MMTPA at V O Chidambaranar Port established at a cost of Rs 285 the occasion, he invoked legendary freedom fighters from the region--VO Chidambaram Pillai, king Veerapandia Kattabomman and chieftain Veeran Azhagu Nadu Governor RN Ravi participated in the event. State Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu presented a memento, a replica of the iconic Valluvar Kottam in Chennai, to the prime minister on the Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, Union Minister of State L Murugan, TN Social Welfare Minister P Geetha Jeevan, Lok Sabha MP Kanimozhi and top officials took part.
