PM Modi to interact with Heads of Indian Missions abroad along with stakeholders of the trade and commerce sector today

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Heads of Indian Missions abroad along with stakeholders of the trade and commerce sector of the country today through video conferencing. The event will mark a clarion call by the Prime Minister for ‘Local Goes Global - Make in India for the World’.

Exports have a huge employment generation potential, especially for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) and high labour-intensive sectors, with a cascading effect on the manufacturing sector and the overall economy. The purpose of the interaction is to provide a focussed thrust to leverage and expand



India’s export and its share in global trade.

The interaction aims to energise all stakeholders towards expanding the export potential and utilizing the local capabilities to fulfil the global demand.

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will also be present during the interaction. 

The interaction will also witness participation of Secretaries of more than twenty departments, state government officials, members of Export Promotion Councils and Chambers of Commerce.