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Gadkari invites US pension, insurance funds to invest in India's road infra
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SME Times News Bureau | 14 Sep, 2021
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has invited US
investors, particularly insurance and pension funds, to invest in the
country's road and highway infrastructure.
Addressing the 17th
Indo-US Economic Summit, organised by the Indo-American Chamber of
Commerce (IACC), he said he "sincerely hopes more and more US companies
will come and invest in the road and highway projects in India which is
the gold mine for all stakeholders".
He assured better returns for the investors compared to those garnered in the US.
About
the government's efforts to boost production and adoption of
alternative transport fuel such as ethanol and emphasis on last mile
connectivity through several modes of transport, he noted that there are
opportunities for American companies to invest in research and
development of mobility technology in the country.
Gadkari was of the view that both India and the US would play a major role in the post-Covid global economic recovery.
Lalit
Bhasin, the Summit Chair, noted that the pandemic presented innumerable
challenges in economic fronts, but such challenges are also
opportunities that can motivate for scaling up in the bilateral economic
value chain.
"Pandemic has taught us to reform the business
models, to go further up in the digital space, become more inclusive and
at the same time global in our outlook," he said
Rohit Kochhar, Regional Vice President, IACC described the current period as a "watershed moment" for the Indo-US relations.
"I
say this because our partnership is not just centered around business
and economics, but also assumes great significance in view of recent
geo-political developments. Increasingly, there are a host of areas
where our concerns and interests are both intertwined and
complementary," he said.
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