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Union minister Piyush Goyal has said the world is now looking up to India and its industries and this is the right time for entrepreneurs and industry players to grasp the opportunity and grow exports. He added entrepreneurial abilities in the country with innovation, new ideas, new ways of marketing and branding products can unleash the true potential of the country.

He noted that on April 24, he has a meeting with ministers of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), consisting of four countries including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, who are keen to negotiate with India. he also said ‘Other Gulf countries and Russia are also keen to negotiate with India’. Further, he said jewellery exporters have shown good promise and good results and the gem and jewellery industry is the diamond of India's exports.

He said ‘The industry's talent is spread across every zone and this industry can generate lots of jobs commensurate with the talent. The future is bright but we seek a collective commitment from every exporter to contribute to increasing exports despite headwinds and challenges’. He noted that the government is working towards ease of doing business honestly and efficiently and expects the industry players to engage in ethical practices.