It was a pleasure welcoming a delegation of international professionals from India to Albany County as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.
We had a great conversation about the role local government can play in supporting economic development, digital infrastructure, workforce growth and sustainable public infrastructure, as well as opportunities for U.S.-India collaboration on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Visits like this are a great opportunity to share what we’re doing here in Albany County while learning from leaders working on similar challenges around the world.
🇮🇳 PFBR Attains First Criticality: A historic milestone in India's nuclear energy journey
The indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam starts sustained nuclear chain reaction. 1/2
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Today is a historic day. India has entered 2nd stage of our three stage nuclear power program with the achievement of clriticality of PFBR. Congratulations to every contributor to this critical technology that makes India only the second country to operate a large fast reactor.
As Visteon is accelerating India’s automotive tech transformation, our President & CEO, Sachin Lawande, and leadership team met with Hon’ble Minister Piyush Goyal & Secretary S. Krishnan from India’s Ministry to discuss our vertical integration strategy & localization approach.
Minister @PiyushGoyal met a delegation led by Mr. Sachin Lawande, President & CEO of @Visteon, a global automotive technology company.
Discussions focused on advancing India’s role in next-generation automotive digitalisation & smart mobility.
They also deliberated on Visteon’s strong presence in India & its plans to establish a state-of-the-art greenfield manufacturing facility, which would boost job creation, accelerate technology adoption & support the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.
Concluded my visit to Brussels, after intense but very productive engagements with @MarosSefcovic, EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, on advancing a comprehensive India–EU FTA.
The talks have significantly reduced our outstanding issues and allowed us to create the framework that will help deliver a win-win for our economies.
The negotiations and discussions have laid the foundation for a robust and balanced agreement, which will significantly support businesses on both sides and add to the potential for mutual growth.
We are committed to realising the common vision of our leaders PM @NarendraModi ji and EU President @VonderLeyen for shared prosperity of our people through innovation, trade, investments, and job creation.
The efforts of our teams have been truly commendable. I look forward to welcoming my friend Maroš Šefčovič and the EU team again soon, as we work together to bring this dialogue to fruition. 🇮🇳🇪🇺
Pleased to meet Ms. Anne-Laure Parrical de Chammard, Member of the Executive Board, @Siemens_Energy.
Our discussions focused on deepening collaboration for building more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy systems.
The company's expertise in reducing emissions across the energy landscape aligns well with India's clean energy transition and growth ambitions.
Wonderful meeting with the leadership of the Federation of German Industries, @Der_BDI.
Discussed strategic initiatives to further strengthen Indo–German trade relations, deepen industrial collaboration, and enhance the role of our businesses in shaping the future of global trade.
Met Mr. Morten Wierod, CEO, ABB Group.
Shared how India's rapid strides in manufacturing, infrastructure, and clean energy present vast opportunities for the group to deepen its partnership with our growth story, by leveraging its engineering and digitalisation expertise.
Met Mr. Bernard Mensah, President of International for @BankofAmerica.
Discussed ways to deepen India–US financial cooperation, expand investment and how ongoing reforms and a conducive business environment are strengthening investor confidence in India.
Wonderful meeting with René Obermann, Chairman of the Board of Directors, @Airbus.
Delighted to hear his confidence in India's growth story. We discussed how Airbus plans to further strengthen its partnership with India by leveraging the country's remarkable engineering and technological talent, forward-looking policy initiatives, and improved Ease of Doing Business.
Met with German CEOs at the Business Leaders' Roundtable in Berlin.
Highlighted India's robust reforms agenda, vast opportunities, and future potential across sectors.
Reiterated how our supportive policy ecosystem, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, continues to make the country one of the most attractive investment destinations globally. 🇮🇳🇩🇪
Delighted to participate in the panel discussion on 'Growing Together: Trade and Alliances in a Changing World' at the Berlin Global Dialogue.
Emphasised on how India continues to look at its trade partnerships from the prism of long-term mutual growth.
Highlighted the vast opportunities that are opening up in the country for global companies to participate in and build for the future.
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Held an engaging meeting with Mr. Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Group.
We discussed the company’s operations in India & their plans for expansion as they are working towards fostering greater innovation and sustainable growth in the Indian automotive industry.