Differences have to be source of strength in society says PM Trudeau
Differences have to be source of strength in society says PM Trudeau
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Mumbai: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who arrived in Mumbai on Monday, met Tuesday industry leaders and Business CEos. As per the itinerary posted on Trudeau's official website, the Canadian prime minister met N Chandrasekharan of Tata Sons at 9 am before holding discussions with Infosys CEO Salil Parekh and Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday at Canadian-Indian Business Council that heterogeneous society is the new realism of the 21st century and the biggest challenge is to understand how differences can become a source of strength, "something that India and Canada have done fairly well".

 Earlier ad day in Gujarat, Calling himself a "feminist", Trudeau also said "we as a society are underperforming" as women are not being given a prospect to contribute to their full potential. He was addressing students at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A).

On his address in the Canadian-Indian Business Council, CEO Kasi Rao delivers inaugural speech and said, "SME has been the backbone of our 40 year collaboration. There are lot of untapped areas which need to be focussed on. 130 Indian companies were brought to Canada to increase bilateral trade. Today's forum is focused on building strong relationships between Indian and Canadian companies. Canada-India foundation also completed 10 years. It was formed to clarify public policy issues between the two countries. They've also pioneered the work of connecting the diaspora," stated Kasi Rao, CEO of Canadian-Indian Business Council.

The Indo-Canadian Business Chambers will host the business forum where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also expected to participate in an armchair dialogue along with veteran banker Chanda Kocchar at 3 pm.

 

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