S Jaishankar’s remarks got here following the India-EU Commerce and Expertise Council meet (File)
Brussels:
Within the period of volatility and uncertainty, it is essential to de-risk the worldwide economic system and but to make sure that there may be very accountable progress, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has mentioned.
His remarks got here following the primary assembly of the India-EU Commerce and Expertise Council (TTC) held in Brussels on Tuesday.
The assembly, co-chaired on the Indian aspect by Mr Jaishankar, Commerce and Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and Communications, Electronics and IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, lined key focus areas of strategic applied sciences, digital governance and inexperienced power applied sciences.
Mr Jaishankar described it as a “excellent assembly”.
“It has been a really sturdy begin. And there’s a context to what we’re doing. On this period of volatility and uncertainty, it is essential to de-risk the worldwide economic system and but to make sure that there may be very accountable progress,” Mr Jaishankar advised the media.
“So lots of what we mentioned associated to resilient and dependable provide chains, to belief and transparency within the digital area; in the truth that we at present should concentrate on methods to get the perfect out of a world expertise pool in a data economic system,” he mentioned.
He mentioned through the course of the assembly one among his colleagues described this as a techade- a decade which goes to be formed by know-how.
“And our effort has been to create the trusted collaboration in order that we be sure that on this period with all its challenges globalisation stays sturdy, that we stay open economies; that we’re in a position to forge forward in numerous areas,” he mentioned.
“Now we have three working teams that met at present. We had a stakeholders session. And I feel what was most important-we had a transparent plan for and calendar for the way we’re going to go forward,” he added.
In his opening remarks on the assembly, Mr Jaishankar mentioned India-EU Commerce and Expertise Council (TTC) is a major milestone within the strategic partnership between India and the European Union on account of its concentrate on vital domains.
“We’re clearly essential companions for one another however what the TTC represents is a concentrate on key domains which might be vital to each the worldwide economic system and international safety,” he mentioned.
“In the present day the problem is to handle concurrently the twin necessities of accountable progress and de-risking international economic system. This implies selling resilient and dependable provide chains and extra drivers of worldwide manufacturing and progress. It means guaranteeing belief and transparency within the digital area together with cross-border flows. It means embracing low-carbon progress whereas guaranteeing that this doesn’t create vital vulnerabilities,” he added.
In every of the main focus areas of the TTC strategic applied sciences, digital governance and connectivity clear and inexperienced power applied sciences and resilient worth chains, India has experiences to share when it comes to innovation, manufacturing and deployment, Mr Jaishankar mentioned.
The minister highlighted that India has a vital function to play in all elements and in addition with regard to its influence on the worldwide expertise pool.
“It’s our expectation that TTC would develop into the essential platform for the exchanges on this regard in order that we arrive at each coverage and enterprise selections within the related domains,” he mentioned.
“Simply concluded a particularly productive 1st India-EU Commerce and Expertise Council assembly. Thank European Fee VPs @vestager and @VDombrovskis for internet hosting the Indian Ministerial delegation,” Mr Jaishankar tweeted after the assembly.
“On strategic applied sciences, digital governance and connectivity; clear and inexperienced power applied sciences; resilient worth chains, our discussions had been actually significant. Exchanged views on financial safety; cooperation in third international locations together with connectivity and derisking the worldwide economic system. Assured that this mechanism will additional energise our strategic partnership,” he tweeted.
The TTC was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of the European Fee, Ursula von der Leyen, throughout her go to to India in April final 12 months.
It led to the creation of three Working Teams below the TTC: the Working Group on Strategic Applied sciences, Digital Governance and Digital Connectivity; the Working Group on Inexperienced and Clear Vitality Applied sciences; and the Working Group on Commerce, Funding and Resilient Worth Chains.
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