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• Vice President of India will inaugurate the 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019 in Mumbai. The two-day summit will provide a platform for discussions between Indian and global leaders on economic policy and growth trends in India.
• It will also offer new partnerships and investment opportunities in sectors like Artificial Intelligence, big data, Agri and food processing, defence and aeronautics, renewable energy and tourism. The theme of the sessions will vary from reforms and deregulation to infrastructure development as a necessity for growth. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry will hold bilateral talks with trade delegations from South Korea, UAE, Ukraine, England and many others.
• With an aim to showcase a New India, the summit is being organised by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Maharashtra Government and Confederation of Indian Industry.