Revanth Reddy exhorted Japanese investors to visit Telangana and invest
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday extended a warm invitation to Japanese companies to invest in the state as part of the plans to de-risk their businesses through the China+1 model.
During the India-Japan Economic Partnership roadshow on Friday, Revanth Reddy switched over to Japanese to greet the gathering, "Konnichiwa, Tokyo. Namaskaram. I bring warm greetings from my people in Telangana, India’s youngest and fastest developing state in India.”
“Japan is called the Land of the Rising Sun. Our state's vision is Telangana Rising. Today, I am proud to say — Telangana is Rising in the Land of the Rising Sun," Revanth Reddy told over 150 participants from the Japanese business community at the event.
"Come to Telangana, find China +1 alternative. Invest, Thrive, Grow, Succeed. Hyderabad will feel like home", Revanth Reddy exhorted Japan Inc.
"We offer world-class infrastructure, skilled talent, and clear and consistent policies to support your investment in several priority sectors like life sciences, GCCs, electronics, EV and energy storage, textiles, food processing, AI data centres, and logistics. Let us build something extraordinary — for India, Japan, and the world,” the Chief Minister said.
"I am very happy to be in Tokyo. Your city is great, with excellent infrastructure, focus on environment and sustainability, and innovation. People of Japan are very nice, kind, respectful and disciplined. I have learnt many things from Tokyo for developing my city of Hyderabad," the Chief Minister said.
The event began with remarks from Sibi George, Ambassador of India to Japan, who emphasised the strong and growing Indo-Japan economic ties. Toshihiro Mizutani, Director General, JETRO, Bengaluru, followed with comments encouraging deeper collaboration with Telangana.
Promotional videos on two flagship projects of the government namely Future City, India’s first planned Net Zero industrial city, and the Musi Riverfront Rejuvenation Project, one of India’s largest riverfront development projects, were released at the event.
Jayesh Ranjan, special chief secretary, industries and commerce, delivered a presentation outlining key investment opportunities for Japanese companies in sectors such as electronics, AI, EVs, textiles, and green energy.
