PM Narendra Modi in Berlin: As it happened on Monday

Berlin/Hannover: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently touring Germany as part of the second leg of his three-nation tour, Monday invited German business houses and leaders to invest in India and assured them of full support of his government.

Here are the updates:

• India will always belong to you, and India will always be for you - PM Modi
• Your passport colour might be different. But our bonds haven’t changed - PM Modi
• Germany is a nation that has tried to present India in its true form to the world, we should publicly thank them - PM Modi
• We are a nation that was born to give to the world - PM Modi
• If we stand together we can guide the world - PM Modi
• India's secularism is based on very secure foundations - PM Modi
• We are not answerable for global warning, we should be asking questions - PM Modi
• When it comes to nature, it's the Indians who treat nature as God; we pray to plants like they are the Almighty - PM Modi
• I want to change the face of our Railways. That is why I am visiting a railway station in Berlin tomorrow - PM Modi

India's securalism is based on very secure foundations -PM @narendramodi to Indian community in Berlin. pic.twitter.com/aVa7UtvPyp — Syed Akbaruddin (@MEAIndia) April 13, 2015

• Becoming a manufacturing hub is not merely an economic activity, it is a matter of our pride that we will give to the world rather than just take from it - PM Modi
• Zero defect and zero effect, both are very important - PM Modi
• We want to propagate the idea that India is a destination for low-cost production - PM Modi
• You all are our "Incredible India" - PM Modi
• When I speak of 50 million houses, people here are blown away by the enormity. India has a lot to offer to the world - PM Modi
• Sikkim has become the first state with organic farming, and we want to introduce them to the global market - PM Modi
• Value addition and development in agriculture needs to be brought in - PM Modi
• We require balanced growth. India is a big nation, three things need to be balanced - agriculture, manufacturing and service sector – PM Modi
• Can you become a 'Setu' with India? People have a lot of expectations from you - PM Modi to those attending the community reception
• These people can be a bridge between India and where we want to reach as a nation - PM Modi
• Even in Germany Indians contribute a lot to the society, and they learn new things - PM Modi
• IT revolution showed the world the strength of our youth - PM Modi
• In the coming days, it is the need of the hour that India becomes a manufacturing hub. We can't let this opportunity go - PM Modi
• Technology can be viewed in various perceptions, and Indians are good at perceiving things out of the box - PM Modi
• And when we go out and see the trends it encourages us to do better - PM Modi
• Sometimes we feel like the Hercules in our society but when we go out we see where we stand - PM Modi
• PM Narendra Modi has begun addressing the community reception amidst chants of "Modi, Modi".
• PM Narendra Modi has arrived for the community reception in Berlin hosted by the Indian envoy to Germany.

PM @narendramodi at the Siemens technical academy. pic.twitter.com/bvE9X7y4qN — PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 13, 2015

• PM Narendra Modi has arrived at the Siemens Technical Academy in Berlin.
• Berlin's Schoenefeld International Airport has been evacuated due to a bomb threat, authorities at the German capital's second airport said. Passengers were asked to clear the terminal over the public address system and dozens of police were on the scene, according to an witness.

PM @narendramodi in Berlin, connecting with people. pic.twitter.com/KfORHZAd5C

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 13, 2015

• PM Modi receives warm welcome by Indian community in Berlin.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in the German capital Berlin on day two of his Germany visit.
• Purpose of my participating in Hannover fair is to highlight that there is more potential in Indo-German economic collaboration: PM Modi.
• We have committed ourselves for creating and improving the business environment: PM Modi
• You can see for yourself the winds of change in India: PM Modi.
• India is a changed nation now...regulatory regime is much more transparent and stable here: PM Modi.
• It is the effort of my Govt to encourage innovation, R&D and entrepreneurship in the country: PM Modi
• Germany ranks 8th among foreign investor companies in India: PM Modi
• In this Budget, we said we will not resort to retrospective taxation: PM Modi
• We have removed lot of regressive taxation regimes: PM Modi
• We have fast tracked approvals in industry and infrastructure: PM Modi
• We have launched “Make in India” campaign for this purpose: PM Modi
• We want to promote manufacturing in India particularly to create jobs for our youth: PM Modi
• We are going to develop Smart Cities & mega industrial corridors: PM Modi
• I take this opportunity for inviting more and more German companies to India: PM Modi
• Indo-German partnership should flourish, I expect very good outcome from this coming together: PM Modi
• Let's work together with mutual interest and for welfare of people of the two great countries: PM Modi

The PM earlier arrived in Hannover to inaugurate the India Pavilion here. According to reports, Prime Minister Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel jointly inaugurated the India Pavilion at the Hannover Messe, the world's biggest industrial fair, in which India is the partner country this year.

"India Pavilion at @hannover_messe inaugurated by PM @narendramodi & Chancellor Angela Merkel," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted.

"The @hannover_messe is known all over the world. World industry comes here to showcase what they have done," Modi also tweeted.

"Come to India, increase your partnership with India and make use of this opportunity India offers to scale new heights of success," Modi said during his inaugural speech adding, “India has the power to become a manufacturing hub.

"The entire world is looking at India. Demography, democracy and, demand are drawing the world to India. India is a partner nation and I thank Germany for making India a partner nation," he added.

In Berlin, PM Modi is due to meet the grandnephew of great freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose - Surya Bose – amid a bitter snooping row back home.

The PM is also expected to attend a community meeting hosted by the Indian Ambassador in Berlin.

According to reports, PM is also expected to take a tour of the city’s railway station for inspiration for his efforts to modernize India’s massive railway network. He is also expected to pay a visit to Siemens Technical Academy.

PM Modi's proposed meeting with Surya comes in the wake of revelation that former prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru spied on Bose's family for 20 years between 1948 and 1968. India had three Congress prime ministers during these 20 years - Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi.

Surya Bose, also the president of the Indo-German Association in Hamburg, which was founded by his great uncle, has been invited by the Indian embassy to attend a reception in Berlin during Modi's visit. The reception will be organised by the Indian embassy in Berlin's Hotel Adlon this evening.

The development comes two days after Surya's brother and family spokesperson Chandra Kumar Bose had on Friday expressed shock over reported revelations that successive Congress governments had snooped on family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for 20 years after independence.

Chandra Kumar Bose has already demanded that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government should declassify the secret files related to Netaji.

When under house arrest by the British, Netaji had escaped from India in 1941 to seek international support for the freedom struggle. After organising the Indian National Army with Japanese help to wage a war against the British, he had gone missing in 1945 and was believed to have died in a plane crash.

The Mukherjee Commission had, however, rejected the theory that Bose was killed in the crash in Taiwan on August 18, 1945.

Meanwhile, in Germany the highlight of PM Modi’s visit was the joint inauguration of the Hannover Fair along with Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday. India is the partner nation for the fair for this year.

He had earlier vowed to remove unnecessary regulations and procedures to simplify the process of foreign investment in India. He also pledged to make it easier for other countries to initiate business deals, while inaugurating the Hannover Messe Fair. Prime Minister Modi also attended a round table conference with the German CEOs.

Although no bilateral agreements are expected to be signed during the visit, all issues would be discussed and proposed agreements will be tabled during Merkel’s visit to India in October, as per reports.

In the final leg of his trip, PM Modi will travel to three Canadian cities – Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver – in the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister in 42 years. PM Modi is expected to hold talks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and address the Indian diaspora at Toronto’s Ricoh Coliseum on April 15.

The next day, PM Modi flies to Vancouver, where he will visit a Hindu temple and a Sikh gurudwara before returning to India.

(With Agency inputs)