Highlights
- PM Narendra Modi to speak at Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture in Delhi on Friday
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a senior minister of Singapore govt, will deliver keynote address: PMO
- Finance Ministry organised the lecture in recognition of Jaitley's invaluable contribution to India
PM Modi news: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the first 'Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture' (AJML) on Friday (July 8) at Vigyan Bhavan in the national capital. While attending the event, Modi also addressed the gathering. The keynote address at the first AJML was delivered by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister, Government of Singapore, on 'Growth through Inclusivity, Inclusivity through Growth'.
Paying his respects to Abe while speaking at the inaugural Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture here, PM Modi said it is a day of great loss and unbearable pain for Shinzo Abe as he has lost a close friend. "Shinzo Abe was not only my friend but a trusted friend of India," Modi said, adding during Abe's regime, the India-Japan relationship touched new heights and carried forward a shared heritage. The Prime Minister further said Abe will live in the hearts of the people for years because of his contribution to India's growth story.
The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion by Mathias Cormann (OECD Secretary-General) and Arvind Panagariya (Professor, Columbia University).
A PMO release said that the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has organised the first 'Arun Jaitley Memorial Lecture' in recognition of the former union minister's invaluable contribution to the nation.
Prime Minister will also interact with the delegates participating in the Kautilya Economic Conclave (KEC), a three-day event being organised from July 8 to 10.
Eminent economists who will meet the Prime Minister include Anne Krueger, John Hopkins University; Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics; Robert Lawrence, Harvard Kennedy School; John Lipsky, former acting Managing director, IMF and Junaid Ahmed, World Bank country director for India. KEC is being organised by the Institute of Economic Growth with support from the Ministry of Finance.
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