AHMEDABAD: Vibrant Gujarat summits usually revolve around tangibles - investment figures , numbers of MoUs signed and employment generated. Expect the intangibles to overshadow this summit - the last before parliamentary polls scheduled in 2014.
The chorus was at its loudest in Vibrant Gujarat-2009 which was held ahead of the last Lok Sabha elections when Anil Ambani and Sunil Bharati Mittal became his main cheer-leaders.
When Modi's office was preparing a list of invitees, a leading industrialist expressed regret for his inability to attend the inaugural event. The CM personally stepped in to ensure the tycoon rescheduled an important meeting abroad. In the previous two summits, Modi orchestrated industrialists to sing paeans in his praise - some did it openly, others subtly.
Besides industrialists, the UK ambassador and US consul general will be a part of the battery of foreign diplomats who will attend the summit - a clear sign that nobody wants to upset a man who has chances of making it to India's top office.
High security for Pakistani Team
Even as BJP criticises Pakistan for crossborder firing, the Gujarat government is working overtime to provide security to a delegation from Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Gujarat police has been asked to provide four bullet proof vehicles for the Pakistani members.
Ambassadors/Ministers::
Source: TOI
| Apart from a lower-than-usual weightage on investments, the sixth edition of the biennial business summit has an equal degree of political significance. With the Gujarat CM, who recently scored his hat-trick win in assembly polls, poised for a bigger national role, the Modi-for-PM chorus may get louder within India Inc, which considers this former RSS pracharak a darling of development. |
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The chorus was at its loudest in Vibrant Gujarat-2009 which was held ahead of the last Lok Sabha elections when Anil Ambani and Sunil Bharati Mittal became his main cheer-leaders.
When Modi's office was preparing a list of invitees, a leading industrialist expressed regret for his inability to attend the inaugural event. The CM personally stepped in to ensure the tycoon rescheduled an important meeting abroad. In the previous two summits, Modi orchestrated industrialists to sing paeans in his praise - some did it openly, others subtly.
Besides industrialists, the UK ambassador and US consul general will be a part of the battery of foreign diplomats who will attend the summit - a clear sign that nobody wants to upset a man who has chances of making it to India's top office.
High security for Pakistani Team
Even as BJP criticises Pakistan for crossborder firing, the Gujarat government is working overtime to provide security to a delegation from Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Gujarat police has been asked to provide four bullet proof vehicles for the Pakistani members.
Ambassadors/Ministers::
| Stewart Beck, Canada | Takeshi Yagi, Japan |
| Alon Ushpiz, Israel | Janusz Piechocinski, Poland |
| Patrick Brown, Canada | S. Bappoo, Mauritius |
| Gustavo de Aristegui, Spain | Karen Tan, Singapore |
| Gao Shuxun, Yunnan, China | Freddy Svane, Denmark |
| Pierre Vaesen, Belgium |
Source: TOI
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