Agreements were signed following the bilateral meeting of the two leaders for setting up of an Entrepreneurship Development Centre in Namibia, and cooperation in the field of health and medicine, as per the Ministry of External Affairs statement.
Namibia also signed the licensing agreement to adopt India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) technology, becoming the first country in the world to do so.Read more: Trump tariffs: 50% on copper, 200% on pharmaceuticals – How it may impact India
Following the meeting, Namibia also announced that it has accepted to join the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) and Global Biofuels Alliance.
The two leaders also discussed global issues of mutual interests such as terrorism and committed to working together to amplify the voice of the Global South.
PM Modi stated that India would be scaling up development cooperation efforts through capacity building programmes for Namibian experts and exploring partnerships in setting up manufacturing facilities in Namibia.
He also offered India’s support for Quick Impact development projects in the areas of agriculture, Information Technology (IT), cyber security, healthcare, education, women empowerment and child welfare.
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The PM also thanked Namibia’s support in the Cheetah conservation project in India, and invited the country to join the International Big Cat Alliance.
“India and Namibia have a powerful story of cooperation, conservation, and compassion, when you helped us in reintroducing cheetahs in our country. We are deeply grateful for your gift,” PM Modi said while addressing the Joint Session of Namibia’s Parliament.
Modi added that the cheetahs “have sent a message for you: Everything is fine”, as per PTI.
