Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Australia, has held a meeting with the CEOs of several companies there. During this, he also met the chairman of Australia’s green energy and technology company ‘Fortescue Future Industries’. John Andrew Henry Forrest AO, known in Australia as Twiggy, has special interests in the mining industry and cattle ranching. He has been the CEO of Fortescue Metals Group and is currently the non-executive chairman of the company.
In 2008, he used to be Australia’s richest industrialist. Apart from them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also met Paul Schröder, CEO of ‘Australian Super’ company in Sydney. He is on this post since October 2021. He is also an advisor to the Board of Funds and Strategic Development there. Let us inform that PM Modi has reached Australia after Japan and Papua New Guinea. He is also scheduled to have a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. He also had a meeting with UNSW Chief Scientist Toby Walsh regarding AI.
The Indian community in Sydney welcomed him with slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Vande Mataram’. In this tour, PM Modi’s focus will be on trade and economic cooperation. The Australian PM is scheduled to visit India during the G-20 Summit in New Delhi in September. PM Modi said that the mutual trust between the two countries is very strong, which has been bearing fruit in the form of mutual cooperation. In an interview given to ‘The Australian’ newspaper, he said that he wants to take these relations to the next level.
The Prime Ministers of India and Australia are also going to attend an event where people of Indian origin will be present in large numbers. He also has a meeting with Gina Reinhart, executive chairperson of Hancock Prospecting. During this, he invited these companies to invest in India. Bilateral defense agreements are also to be discussed. Paul Schröder said that PM Modi is an influential person who understands business and this is very encouraging.
He talks about culture and art with Australian singer Gaye Sebastian. PM Modi also told him about the song ‘Naatu Naatu’. The singer said that he discussed music with PM Modi and he listened to things carefully. While there, he had a conversation with Toby Walsh about Artificial Intelligence. During this, UPI was also discussed. He also termed it as a world leading product. Australia’s ‘Toilet Warrior’ Mark Balla praised the ‘Clean India Campaign’.
Had a fascinating discussion on different frontiers of AI and futuristic technology with Mr. @TobyWalsh. One can clearly see his passion towards AI and the need to ensure it is harnessed for human progress. https://t.co/SA48qf6i9x pic.twitter.com/aWrPu32ikm
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He said that his meeting with Finance Minister Narendra Modi was very impressive. On the other hand, Andrew Forrest described PM Modi as a global champion against climate change and said that he has done some humanitarian work, which has led to progress in economic development at the grassroots level. Many people reached Sydney from Melbourne on a special flight to participate in the community program. Let us inform that Joe Biden returned to Washington after emergency meetings related to debt, after which PM Modi is the only leader among the QUAD leaders to reach Australia.
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