Photo: PTISingapore: India will record “high growth rates for a long time” and will focus on its citizens’ “dignity and quality of life”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a speech read out on his behalf at the Hindustan Times-Mint Asia Leadership Summit in Singapore on Friday. The Prime Minister also highlighted the “ancient links” between Singapore and India. Prime Minister Modi will visit Singapore in June to explore areas of further cooperation and take stock of the progress of their strategic partnership. “We have probably peaked in terms of global trade as a proportion of global economy but even at current levels of global trade, there is still significant scope left to export and import more. “If you look at our part of the world (Asia), we are still far away from realizing the potential of manufacturing.

Source: Mint April 13, 2018 23:03 UTC