(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: PM at Eastern Economic Forum

Topic: PM at Eastern Economic Forum

Guest:

Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, (Former Ambassador)
Banuchandar Nagarajan, (Former Consultant, The World Bank, Washington DC)
Santosh Tiwari, (Senior Director, FICCI)

Topic Description:

The sea of possibilities our Act Far East policy opens up...Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum this afternoon at Vladivostok, Prime Minister Modi while unveiling the "Act Far East" policy... extended 1 billion dollar Line of Credit to Russia's Far East...The Prime Minister also reiterated that India will walk shoulder-to-shoulder with Russia, its time-tested friend, in its development of the resource-rich Far East region...Act Far East Policy... comes in succession to Modi governments ‘Act East Policy’... which was developed soon after his government came into power first time in 2014... Addressing the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum, the Prime Minister said that his government has engaged nations in the East Asia under India's new "Act East" policy...

The mandate of Eastern Economic Forum is aimed at developing the business and investment opportunities in Russia's Far East Region...To discuss how it presents a huge opportunity for India to develop mutually beneficial trade cooperation with Russian...