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Commenting on Donald Trump pulling US out of the Paris Climate Agreement PM Modi said he’d rather not take sides on the matter but if he had to then he’d rather choose the future of India.
Modi also spoke on India’s relations with China.
China wasn’t too happy with The Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal. Recently, India also rejected the Australian request to take part in joint naval exercises with the United States and Japan for the fear of antagonising China, which has warned against expanding the drills, navy officials and diplomats said.
Addressing a plenary session of the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia should focus on digital literacy. He spoke at length about the need to develop technology in all sectors.
Modi, who spoke after Putin, spoke about the current state of law and reform in India. He said the is proud to announce that in the three years of his governance, India has gone through a digital revolution.
He said India is one of the fastest growing economies, undertaking reforms at a quick pace.
Inviting people to work with ‘young India’, Modi said:
Speaking on the entertainment industry, he said India’s regional entertainment industry is as strong as Bollywood.
Following his meeting with the Eurasian Economic Commission Chairman and the head priest of a Buddhist temple, the Indian Prime Minister visited the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
The museum is one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1754 with three million items on display, including the largest collection of paintings in the world.
The Indian prime minister Modi presented the book 'Urga Kanjur' to Jampa Badmayev, who is the Head Priest at Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist Temple in St.Petersburg city.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his Day 2 in Russia by meeting with Eurasian Economic Commission Chairman Tigran Sargasyan, who is also a former Armenian Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his second day in Russia is scheduled to visit the State Hermitage Museum and attend the plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The SPIEF event has been organised by Russia to celebrate 70 years of India-Russia diplomatic relations. While the Prime Minister will be the guest of honour representing India, 25 Indian CEOs of leading business organisations in India will also be attending the event.
He will also be visiting the Make in India Pavilion in the city.
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