JOHANNESBURG: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Johannesburg to attend the 15th BRICS summit, the Indian diaspora in South Africa is confident his visit will provide a “boost” to economic ties between the two countries. .
Prime Minister Modi will attend the BRICS summit from August 22 to 24 at the invitation of the country's President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa.
Speaking to ANI, Balvinder Singh Kandla, head of communications at Gurdwara Sahib in Johannesburg, said the Indian diaspora is “very excited about Prime Minister Modi's visit.”
“India and South Africa share very good relations so this will further strengthen the relationship with him coming here and meeting delegates from all over the world, especially those from SA. “This will definitely lead to economic revitalization for both countries,'' Kandra said.
He also said that South Africa is rapidly progressing in the IT, automotive and mining sectors. “This will be a good opportunity to further improve economic relations between the two countries,” he said.
Mr Kandla, who is also a former chairman of the Gurdwara Sahib Johannesburg Committee, was also hopeful that Indian companies coming to South Africa would provide jobs for people, as “unemployment is very high here”. .
Meanwhile, Harvinder Singh Sethi, a founding member and director of South Africa's first Gurdwara Saheb, said, “I am very happy that Prime Minister Modi is coming to South Africa.I look forward to deepening ties between India and South Africa after this BRICS summit.'' I look forward to it.” . ”
He added, “I hope that Prime Minister Modi will encourage large Indian companies to come to Africa and hire a lot of local people, so that the unemployment rate will come down. Then both countries can grow together… ” he said.
Before leaving for South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that BRICS has been active in promoting a robust cooperation agenda across diverse sectors and serves as a platform to deliberate on issues of importance to the entire Global South. He said there was.
“BRICS has pursued a strong cooperation agenda across a variety of sectors. I highly appreciate that,” the Prime Minister said. statement.
BRICS is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
This will be the first in-person BRICS summit, after the virtual meeting has been held for three consecutive years due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
Prime Minister Modi will attend the BRICS summit from August 22 to 24 at the invitation of the country's President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa.
Speaking to ANI, Balvinder Singh Kandla, head of communications at Gurdwara Sahib in Johannesburg, said the Indian diaspora is “very excited about Prime Minister Modi's visit.”
“India and South Africa share very good relations so this will further strengthen the relationship with him coming here and meeting delegates from all over the world, especially those from SA. “This will definitely lead to economic revitalization for both countries,'' Kandra said.
He also said that South Africa is rapidly progressing in the IT, automotive and mining sectors. “This will be a good opportunity to further improve economic relations between the two countries,” he said.
Mr Kandla, who is also a former chairman of the Gurdwara Sahib Johannesburg Committee, was also hopeful that Indian companies coming to South Africa would provide jobs for people, as “unemployment is very high here”. .
Meanwhile, Harvinder Singh Sethi, a founding member and director of South Africa's first Gurdwara Saheb, said, “I am very happy that Prime Minister Modi is coming to South Africa.I look forward to deepening ties between India and South Africa after this BRICS summit.'' I look forward to it.” . ”
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Before leaving for South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that BRICS has been active in promoting a robust cooperation agenda across diverse sectors and serves as a platform to deliberate on issues of importance to the entire Global South. He said there was.
“BRICS has pursued a strong cooperation agenda across a variety of sectors. I highly appreciate that,” the Prime Minister said. statement.
BRICS is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
This will be the first in-person BRICS summit, after the virtual meeting has been held for three consecutive years due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.