New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has called upon Indian missions to play an important role in identifying business opportunities for domestic companies, exporters and make India a preferred investment destination.
The minister, along with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, was interacting with 131 missions from different geographies last evening through video conferencing.
Goyal said that all should work to convert this COVID-19 situation into an opportunity by coming up with new reforms to improve domestic industries.
"We should aim for an economic growth higher by 3x Discussion have happened at the highest levels where clear instructions have been given to capture the opportunities opening after the post-COVID scenario," an official statement said quoting Goyal.
Around 100 countries have benefited from Indian pharma, he said adding all nations are searching for countries which have a transparent dealing, rule of law, and are reliable.
"Indian missions should help us with identification of business opportunities that exist in their countries," Goyal said.
He added that the Department for Promotion of Investment and Internal Trade is working to create a genuine single window for setting up factories and manufacturing units.
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Asking the missions to report the opportunities, Goyal said that promoting trade and investment is a shared responsibility of missions and ministries.
"All the missions have been asked to send a proposal to look at the opportunity post COVID-19. The proposal should have innovative ideas and should be submitted, containing suggestions to improve the exports," the statement said.
It said that missions need to start networking, communicating with companies, come up with business leads and new contacts, and identify technology which can be implemented in India and "fight for India" in their countries.