Vibrant Gujarat, also referred to as Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, is a biennial investors' global business event that is held in the state of Gujarat, India. The event is aimed at bringing together business leaders, investors, corporations, thought leaders, policy and opinion makers; the summit is advertised as a platform to understand and explore business opportunities in Gujarat. The summit's primary objective is to promote Gujarat as an attractive investment destination and to facilitate partnerships and collaborations across different sectors. Summit began in 2003 and is now held every two years.
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015.
US Secretary of State John Kerry addresses attendees at Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015.
Mahatma Mandir (Summit Venue)
Narendra Damodardas Modi is an Indian politician who has served as the 14th prime minister of India since May 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Varanasi. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right wing Hindu nationalist paramilitary volunteer organisation. He is the longest-serving prime minister from outside the Indian National Congress.
Modi in 2019
Modi with Atal Bihari Vajpayee in c. 2001
Modi meeting with then-Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh in 2004
The Sardar Sarovar Dam during a 2006 height increase