Addressing members of India diaspora in kampala, Uganda, PM Modi said that “India is now exporting smartphones and cars to those countries from whom it used to import these items in the past.The prime minister said that India has contributed to the social development of Africa in the past and now it is now contributing to the economic development of the continent.Prime Minister Modi also said that rail tracks, metro train coaches and satellites are being manufactured today in India itself by using Indian steel.India is becoming a manufacturing hub, It’s possible that when you buy a smartphone in Uganda next time, you will get the one Made in India.Make in India today has become the hallmark of India. Many of our products, including cars, smart phones, are sold today to countries from whom we used to import,” the Prime Minister said amid applause. 11,000 start ups have been registered in India in the last four years, making the country a land of start-ups.India’s ties with Uganda and other African nations is now in the centre of his government’s foreign policy. India will open 18 new embassies, taking the total number of the country’s missions in Africa to 47.The trade between India and Africa has witnessed a 32 per cent increase, Asia and Africa are better positioned in the new world order.”
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