Surat, January 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat, was seen riding a K-9 Vajra Self Propelled Howitzer built by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Saturday. The Prime Minister took to Twitter and posted a video saying, "Checking out the tanks at L&T’s Armoured Systems Complex in Hazira". Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister inaugurated Larsen & Toubro Armoured Systems Complex in Hazira. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was also present at the event.

The Prime Minister is also scheduled to visit Silvassa, the capital city of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli later in the day, where he would lay a foundation stone for a medical college. Modi inaugurated the ninth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit on January 18 which is being held at the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar till January 20. Anil Ambani Not Invited for Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019 Amid Rafale Controversy.

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While addressing the 9th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Program on Friday, the Prime Minister said that India is now ready for business as never before and that the country has moved up Global Ranking of World Bank’s Doing Business Report by 65 places. The Prime Minister also informed that he has asked his team to work harder so that India is in the top 50 next year.

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On the first day of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit on Friday, the Gujarat government signed around 130 MoUs with investment commitments worth over Rs 56,000 crore in various sectors.

On January 17, Modi inaugurated the `Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show'. Around 30,000 delegates from more than 100 countries are expected to attend the 9th edition of the summit, according to organisers. Apart from foreign delegates, Indian business tycoons who are expected to attend include Mukesh Ambani, Uday Kotak, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Gautam Adani, Adi Godrej and Pankaj Patel.

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