Narendra Modi: Science and technology important in UK-India ties

New Delhi, Nov 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said science, technology and innovation has a significant role in Indias bilateral engagement with the UK.Beginning with the Future. PM commat;narendramodi and PM commat;theresa_may of UK participate at the #IndiaUK Tech Summit in Delhi pic.twitter.com/0kgzK59hHf mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016To boost entrepreneurship, science and technology is very important. Science, technology and innovation has a very significant role in our (India-UK) relationship, Modi said in his speech at the India-UK Tech Summit here.PM begins address: The Tech Summit was envisaged during my visit to the UK last year to reinforce the friendship between India and the UK pic.twitter.com/xBBda7J2Kd mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016PM: Privilege that PM commat;theresa_may has joined us; am aware that India has always been close to your heart you have been our great friend pic.twitter.com/cAsyuWql9b mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016Modi also thanked British Prime Minister Theresa May for choosing India as her first bilateral visit outside Europe.PM: It is vital that India and UK, two countries linked by history, work together to define the knowledge economy of the 21st century mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016PM commat;narendramodi: India is now the fastest growing large economy with the most open investment climate. pic.twitter.com/k4EdcOXhz1 mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016PM commat;narendramodi: The present India-UK cooperation in S T is driven by high quality and high impact research partnerships. pic.twitter.com/a3LuotLOy3 mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016PM commat;narendramodi: We have agreed to establish a Clean Energy R D Centre on solar energy a new Anti-Microbial Resistance initiative mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016We must encourage greater mobility and participation of young people in education and research opportunities, Modi said.PM commat;narendramodi: Indias partnership with UK in industrial research has been one of our most exciting programs pic.twitter.com/jtjk0WqdQd mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016PM: Science is Universal but Technology has to be local. Such summits throw an opportunity to understand each others requirements mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016PM outlines various flagship missions - from commat;_DigitalIndia to commat;makeinindia, financial services Smart cities - as opports for investment pic.twitter.com/m9wTVRktYA mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016PM: Education is vital for our students. We must encourage greater mobility participation of young people in educn/research opports mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016Our countries face economic challenges which directly affect trade and commerce. We together have to create new opportunities, he added.PM commat;narendramodi concludes: The Tech Summit will take us together into a journey based on shared scientific knowledge technologl prowess pic.twitter.com/DhQz7crThY mdash; Vikas Swarup ( commat;MEAIndia) November 7, 2016OneIndia News