New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the News9 Global Summit to be held in Stuttgart from November 21 to 23 to deepen India-Germany relations and strengthen sustainable growth.

Modi will deliver the speech virtually at the summit jointly organized by TV9 Network and Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart at the MHP Arena in the capital of the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will personally participate in the summit.

Modi’s speech underlines India’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with Europe’s largest economy. Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz co-chaired the biennial Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) in October, as the two sides finalized a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, an agreement on the exchange of classified information and a roadmap for innovation and technology. partnership.

Germany also agreed to step up recruitment of skilled Indian workers, increasing the number of visas for them from 20,000 to 90,000 per year. Earlier this year, Maharashtra and Baden-Württemberg signed a Memorandum of Understanding on hiring skilled workers from the Indian state. Authorities in Maharashtra have said the pact could lead to the recruitment of hundreds of thousands of workers.

Barun Das, managing director and CEO of TV9 Network, said on Monday that the organization has decided to hold a global summit following the success of the ‘What India Thinks Today’ conclave. The event in Germany will be one of the key platforms to support initiatives between the governments of India and Germany, and the news network will play the role of a social catalyst to facilitate a dialogue that strengthens the bilateral relationship, he said.

The summit, themed ‘India and Germany: A Roadmap for Sustainable Growth’, will feature sessions on topics such as ‘Talent, Transformation and Technology’, ‘Sustainable Development: Lessons from Northeast India’ and ‘Srinagar to Stuttgart’. : The consumer story”.

The Global Icon Awards will be given away at the summit to honor celebrities from fields such as automotive, entertainment, business and sports, and will feature a musical event dedicated to Gauhar Jaan, India’s first recording artist.