Prime Minister meets with representatives of the Indian Chambers of Commerce in New Delhi
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with representatives of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi on 16 October 2025, during her first official visit to India as Prime Minister.
The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral economic cooperation and exploring opportunities for collaboration across key sectors including energy, agriculture, healthcare, education, fintech, AI-driven business development, skilling and innovation, wellness tourism, fertilizer production, and port development.
Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Dr. Amarasuriya highlighted Sri Lanka’s commitment to advancing an inclusive and knowledge-driven economy through education reform, digital transformation, and skill development initiatives. She underscored that Sri Lanka’s new education and innovation policy framework places strong emphasis on AI, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), and competency-based learning, with the aim of building a future-ready workforce.
The Prime Minister invited Indian businesses to expand their engagement in Sri Lanka, particularly in areas of manufacturing, infrastructure, education technology, and renewable energy, and proposed collaboration in AI and innovation hubs, vocational training partnerships, and EdTech-based learning models.
Discussions also centered on potential cooperation in developing agri-innovation systems, fertilizer technology, wellness tourism ventures, and fintech solutions aimed at strengthening Sri Lanka’s financial ecosystem. The Prime Minister further noted Sri Lanka’s strategic focus on digital economy growth, targeting USD 15 billion by 2030 with a skilled workforce of 200,000 professionals and digital exports worth USD 5 billion.
Highlighting the importance of private-sector collaboration, Dr. Amarasuriya stated that both nations share a long history of partnership rooted in mutual respect and cooperation, and emphasized that expanding bilateral trade and investment remains central to Sri Lanka’s economic recovery and sustainable development agenda.
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