UK’s Minister of State, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon,
will visit Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Ahmedabad in Gujarat on a
three-day visit to India.
Attending the Tamil Nadu Global Investor’s Meet (TNGIM),
he will announce two new UK-funded sustainability
projects.
He will also attend Vibrant Gujarat, an
innovation-focused summit.
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, Minister of State for the Middle East, South
Asia, UN and the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on
Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict arrives in India today
(Monday 8 January) where he will launch two new UK-funded
sustainability projects.
Whilst in Chennai, the Minister will launch a Heat Mitigation
project alongside Tamil Nadu’s State Planning Commission. The
project will provide recommendations to the Government of Tamil
Nadu to address extreme heat related deaths and the loss of vital
ecosystems.
With the Tamil Nadu Department of Environment and Climate Change,
he will also launch an Electronic and Battery Waste Management
project, which will develop a plan to reduce battery waste.
The Minister will meet with national and local government
representatives and talks will be wide ranging, from clean energy
to human rights. He will also discuss progress towards an
ambitious trade deal, for which there is strong political will on
both sides.
As the states of Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are two of India’s
largest economies, the Minister will use his trip to highlight
the strong UK-India trade partnership and explore new
opportunities to collaborate, including on clean energy
growth.
Lord Ahmad Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia, UN,
and the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing
Sexual Violence said:
Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are leading the way in the development of
emerging technologies, and I am delighted to see first-hand
British businesses pioneering innovation in the
region.
During my visit I look forward to further promoting joint
innovation projects alongside dynamic Indian businesses - from
renewable manufacturing to financial services. These are
made possible through the close trade partnership we have between
our two countries.
Attending the TNGIM in Chennai, a flagship investment summit,
Lord Ahmad will deliver a keynote speech on the success of
innovative UK-India projects in climate and energy.
He will continue to showcase the sustainable success of British
businesses overseas at a GREAT reception and will see first-hand
how British business is supporting clean growth in India.
At the Biennial Investors’ Summit, Vibrant Gujarat, the Minister
will celebrate the close ties between the UK and India through
business, culture, and our great links between our peoples.
While at Vibrant Gujarat, he will witness the signing of an MoU
between the UK’s Abertay University and India’s École Intuit Lab.
The partnership agreement will see teaching, research and
innovation expertise shared between the two organisations.
Strengthening the UK-India relationship is a key pillar of the
UK’s long-term foreign policy, as part of its enduring engagement
in the Indo-Pacific set out in the Integrated Review
Refresh.
