Hosting the Vietnamese Deputy PM, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman RajivKumar lauded Vietnam’s flexible policy regarding pandemic control andsocio-economic development.
The institute is a national development policy-making bodyheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kumar informed.
Highlighting its cooperation activities and experience exchange,he hoped to soon establish a collaboration relationship between the instituteand an equivalent agency in Vietnam.
He suggested a series of fields for joint engagements withVietnam, including green industry, renewable energy, digital transformation,high-tech agriculture, health, pharmaceuticals, water source protection, culture,and small and medium enterprises’ cooperation, among others.
Agreeing with these proposals, Khai suggested that the instituteset up a collaboration mechanism with the Ministry of Planning and Investmentof Vietnam to share experience in the field in areas of India’s strength,such as renewable energy, high-tech agriculture, innovation, and to soon reach anagreement on a specific cooperation framework in the near future./.