The show is an exhibition spread across 2 lakh square metres in multiple halls at the Helipad Ground Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar.
A total of 20 countries are participating in the show, which was inaugurated ahead of the tenth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. The summit will also be inaugurated by the prime minister.
Mr. Modi, who is on a three-day visit to his home state, arrived at the venue at 3 pm and undertook a tour of stalls with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and other dignitaries.
Students from local colleges were present in large numbers to greet the Prime Minister and other officials at the inauguration.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Modi met heads of states and senior officials from Mozambique, Timor, Timor-Leste at the Mahatma Gandhi Mandir, which will also host the main summit.
He also held meetings with global CEOs, including Sanjay Mehrotra of Micron, DP World’s chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Toshihiro Suzuki, senior officials from Deakin University, Vincent Clerc of AP Moller Maersk.
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