PM Modi meets Japanese CEOs for round-table; highlights 'ease of business in India'

On sidelines of Qu in-person Summit taking place in Tokyo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met business leers of Japan for a round-table meeting on Monday, May 23. In round-table that also h in attendance External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, PM Modi interacted with top executives & CEOs from over 30 Japanese companies. Apprising  companies of recent reforms undertaken by India to improve ease of doing business, Prime Minister invited m to ‘Make in India for World’. 

Round table with Japanese business leers 

"re is great enthusiasm towards India and re is great appreciation for entrepreneurial skills of India’s youth,' wrote Indian premiere giving details of round-table that entailed 'discussion focusing on topics ranging from innovation to investments, tech to textiles, reforms to StartUps'. 

Post meeting, PM Modi proposed celebrating Japan’s contribution to India’s development journey in form of a ‘Japan Week’.

PM Modi also h one-to-ones with prominent business leers like Tashi Yanai, Chairman, President and CEO of Uniqlo, Japan's leing apparel brand,  Chairperson of NEC Corporation, Dr Nobuhiro Endo, Founder of SoftBank Group Corp Masayoshi Son, viser of automobile giant Suzuki Motor Corporation Osamu Suzuki. 

5 Trillion Japanese Yen target set for next 5 years 

In an exclusive conversation with Republic, Indian Ambassor to Japan revealed how a target of Five Trillion Japanese Yen was set for next five years, through public-private and financial investment. That is a big ask- 8 billion dollars on average is not a small task even to us. considering that Japan has been investing 3-4 billion dollars a year on an average in post-COVID era," Sanjay Jha h said.