Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his second stop of a five-nation tour, addressed the Indian diaspora in The Hague, Netherlands, drawing cheers of “Jai Jai Modi.” He laid out four major aspirations for “Viksit Bharat,” linking them to modern India’s push for jobs and innovation. Modi cited a dramatic startup boom from about 500 in 2014 to over two lakh today, with 44,000 more seeking registration. He also highlighted plans to become a global manufacturing hub, use Olympics hosting for global stature, and lead in green energy through large-scale solar expansion.
Jeet Adani argues that AI’s progress depends less on code and more on electricity, infrastructure, and execution. He points to India’s structural strengths—especially trust and delivery—plus growing green energy and data-center capacity. Visakhapatnam is emerging as a digital gateway, supported by the Adani Group’s $100 billion push into green power and data centers.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a week-long European tour starting around May 18, with key engagements across Oslo, the Netherlands, and Italy. He will attend the India-Nordic summit focused on green energy and innovation, and hold discussions spanning trade, defence, and energy. A potential meeting with the Pope is also reportedly being considered.
India’s Shipping Secretary told investors in Singapore that ports are rapidly transforming into logistics and industrial hubs. Cargo handling capacity has already doubled and is projected to reach 3,500 million tonnes per annum by 2030. At the same time, India is ramping up shipbuilding ambitions and accelerating green port and green fuel investments.
INOX India, the country’s leading maker of cryogenic tanks, is winning high-profile projects in markets like the UK, Antigua, the Bahamas, and Indonesia. Now, NSE-listed INOX is signaling its next push beyond cryogenics toward steel and semiconductor-related opportunities. The question is what’s powering this overseas momentum and how far the company plans to go.
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