Dubai, Nov 13 : During a visit to the Indian pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai on Saturday, External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar said that he saw signs that India’s economy is faring well, and the growth is back.Dubai, November 13, : .S.Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister, stated that he had seen signs that India’s economy was doing well and that the growth is returning. “It is seen not only in numbers reported by the companies, but also on the streets, in spirit,” he said during his address to the media here while commending the efforts of the team that’s seen a pavilion footfall of over 300,000 since it was inaugurated on October 1 by Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.”It’s not just seen in the numbers reported by companies, it is also seen on the streets and in spirit,” he stated during his address to media.He also praised the efforts of the team which has seen a pavilion footfall exceeding 300,000.
since its opening on October 1, when Union Commerce Minister PiyushGoyal inaugurated it.
“There are two parallel processes going on at the moment,” he said while referring to India’s Covid as well as economic recoveries.He said, “There are two parallel processing going on at this moment,” while referring both to India’s Covid and economic recovery.
“Both are showing resilience in different forms.Both are showing resilience in various forms.In terms of lives and livelihoods, the next few months and years will really show who has been more resilient and who has perhaps not been that much,” he added, highlighting that India recently crossed 1.1 billion vaccination shots.He said that the next few years and months will show who is more resilient in terms of livelihoods and lives.
“The pace is continuing and there has been confidence that in the next few weeks, all the eligible people will get two shots (of Covid vaccine).”The pace is still high and there is confidence that all eligible people will receive two doses (of Covid vaccine) in the coming weeks.It will leave us in a good shape to tackle any future mis-happenings that may take place,” Jaishankar said before shifting his focus on economy.Jaishankar stated that it will put us in a position to deal with any future mishappenings.
He then shifted his attention to the economy.
“I would say we are well poised and part of the reason is that a lot of effort went into creating the capacities to handle Covid — hospitals, ventilators and even the vaccination drive.”I would say that we are well prepared.Part of it is because a lot effort was put into creating the capacity to handle Covid — hospitals and ventilators, and even the vaccination drive.
Part of it is also because of the resilience and foresight with which we responded,” he said.He said that part of this is due to the resilience and foresight we showed in our responses.
“We husbanded our resources well and reacted in a balanced and right manner.”We managed our resources well and responded in a fair and correct manner.We recovered and at the same time we recovered in a very responsible manner.We were able to recover, but we also did so in a responsible way.So, that creates a fair degree of confidence and optimism in India as we look into 2022.As we look forward to 2022, this gives India a lot of confidence and optimism.
I would certainly hope that in a country like the UAE, which is a great friend, it will certainly get reflected.It is something I hope will happen in the UAE, which is a great country, and it will definitely get reflected.
“And this is already getting reflected in our trade figures.This is already reflected in trade figures.
This year may actually be one of our best years in trade.This may be the best year for trade in recent years.
Trade recovery has been very strong and we don’t think that it is just because of pent-up demand.We don’t believe that this is due to pent-up demand.Trade recovery has been strong.The recovery remains very strong,” said Jaishankar, indicating at India’s signigicant drop in recent Covid cases as the country registered 11,850 new cases on Saturday, just a 0.03 per cent rise in week-on-week numbers.Jaishankar said that the recovery is very strong, pointing out India’s significant drop in Covid cases in recent weeks.
India registered 11,850 new Covid cases on Saturday.This was a 0.03 percent increase in week-on–week numbers.
Jaishankar also spoke about his expectations from the recent meeting of the new QUAD that includes the UAE, Israel, India and the US.Jaishankar also discussed his expectations regarding the meeting of the new QUAD, which includes India, Israel, and the US.
“It was a hybrid meeting.It was a mixed meeting.Two of us were together and two of us joined virtually.We were both together, and we connected virtually.We must have a follow-up session so that we agree on exactly how we want to go forward.
To agree on how we want to move forward, we must hold a follow up session.The follow-up meeting will be taking place in the coming weeks,” he elaborated.
He explained that the follow-up meeting would be held in the next few weeks.
He also visited the UAE and Israeli pavilions, accompanied by Ambassador of India to the UAE, Pavan Kapoor, and the Consul General of India in Dubai, Aman Puri.
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