British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is on a two-day India visit, held a meeting with industrialist Gautam Adani at the Adani Group’s global headquarters at Shantigram on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city.
The discussions revolved around how Adani Group and British companies can collaborate to co-design and develop aerospace and defence technologies as part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. The two also discussed key sectors such as energy transition, climate action, aerospace and defence collaboration, among other things.
Adani tweeted: “Honoured to host @BorisJohnson, the first UK PM to visit Gujarat, at Adani HQ. Delighted to support climate & sustainability agenda with focus on renewables, green H2 & new energy. Will also work with UK companies to co-create defence & aerospace technologies. #AtmanirbharBharat.”
Adani also invited the British Prime Minister to the India-UK Climate Science and Technology Summit, to be held in London this year. He also announced an academic facilitation program for young Indians through Chevening Scholarship, one of the most prestigious international scholarships offered by the UK government.
The Adani Group Chairman had met Johnson in October last year at the Global Investment Summit in London where the two leaders had reiterated their commitment to ongoing transition to clean energy.