Assocham to hold Global Investors Summit at Goa Defence Expo

PANAJI: Industrial body Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India ( Assocham) will hold a day-long Global Investors Summit here on Defence sector in the backdrop of the Defence Expo in Goa this month-end.

"The Summit will be held on March 29 which will be inaugurated by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at the Defence Expo site," Manguirish Pai Raikar, Chairman, MSME National Council of Assocham told reporters today.

Delegates from various countries will participate in the summit, promote manufacturing and joint ventures in India in the Defence sector which will give push to the Make In India campaign, he said.

"The summit will be addressed by Union Minister of State for Defence, Rao Inderjit Singh, Secretary Defence production Ashok Kumar Gupta and President of Assocham Sunil Kanoria," Raikar stated.

Union Defence Ministry's Land, Naval and Internal Homeland Security Systems Exhibition popularly known as Defence Expo would be held at Betul-Naqueri village in South Goa from March 28-31.