Enormous changes could be leveraged for great benefits

- Indian Foreign Affairs Minister says countries’ growth presents unique opportunity for mutual advancement

By Tamica Garnett

India’s Minister of External Affairs, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, reinforced India’s commitment to being a supportive partner to Guyana, as the two nations continue to accelerate relations both at the public and private business levels.

Dr. Jaishankar made the remarks as he delivered an address at a Business Roundtable event held on Saturday at the Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre in the capital city.

The event is part of a number of activities for Dr. Jaishankar’s official three-day visit to Guyana; he is accompanied by a business delegation from India, which includes the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

With India and Guyana undergoing mas - sive growth to their economy, the unique position for the two countries to leverage their fast-paced development and be mutually beneficial to each other was highlighted.

“As Guyana embarks on this exciting journey in its quest for prosperity and development, there is a strong interest on India’s part to be part of this journey,” Dr. Jaishankar noted.

Remarks at the forum surrounded how governments from the two nations could work to translating their strong relationships into strong private sector partnerships.

Marking the first time an Indian Foreign Minister has come to Guyana, Dr. Jaishankar described the visit as a very important one.

“For me, this has obviously been an important visit, politically, there’s a lot discussed in terms of how we see the world and work with each other. We take satisfaction in the new areas that have opened up in Guyana. We would like to be as supportive as we can.

“This is not normal business, it is one between the fastest growing economy in the world, and the fastest growing major economy in the world, there is an enormous change in both our economies, both our societies, in our capabilities, and the challenge for policymakers. Like us is, how do we see that as an opportunity.”

Meanwhile, Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd and Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh reiterated the government’s position