**Summary:**
On September 8, 2025, the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, addressed the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) India in New Delhi, emphasizing the need to make India a leading innovation economy. The President urged EEPC stakeholders to resolutely contribute to making India a global center of knowledge and trade, referencing India's historical leadership in both spirituality and commerce. She acknowledged the significant growth in India's engineering exports, which increased from $70 billion to over $115 billion in the past decade, despite challenges in international trade. The President commended EEPC for its role in bridging the international market with Indian producers and encouraged the organization to expand India's and Indian entrepreneurs' role in the Global Value Chain, especially given the evolving World Trade Order and International Economic Order. She further emphasized transforming global trade challenges into opportunities by leveraging India's capabilities and adapting to the changing landscape of engineering export destinations. Highlighting India's strengths in providing high-quality, low-cost engineering services and products, and the presence of Global Capability Centres of major global companies, the President advocated for creating an enabling ecosystem to foster innovation and make India a Global Innovation Centre. She urged EEPC stakeholders to pledge their commitment to this goal. The President's speech is accessible via the provided link. Release ID: 2164576.
Key Entities Referenced
India: The country whose economic growth, trade, and innovation are the focus of the speech.
Smt Droupadi Murmu: The President of India who addressed the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of EEPC India.
Engineering Export Promotion Council: An organization referred to as EEPC India, celebrating its Platinum Jubilee, playing a role in India's engineering exports.
New Delhi: Location of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Engineering Export Promotion Council EEPC India.
Global Value Chain: The international production networks that EEPC is urged to expand India's role in.
Global Innovation Centre: The goal for India to become, through the efforts of stakeholders like EEPC.
international trade: Mentioned as a sector where there have been many challenges in the last decade, yet India's engineering exports have increased.
Global Capability Centres: Mentioned as a strength of India and the location of the world's biggest companies.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA GRACES PLATINUM
JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS OF EEPC INDIA
PLEDGE TO MAKE INDIA A LEADING
INNOVATION ECONOMY: PRESIDENT MURMU
TO EEPC STAKEHOLDERS
Posted On: 08 SEP 2025 12:56PM by PIB Delhi
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, graced the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Engineering
Export Promotion Council (EEPC) India in New Delhi today (September 8, 2025).
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that in ancient times, India led the world in both spirituality and
trade. Making India once again a leading centre of knowledge and trade should be the resolution of all
citizens. Being an important stakeholder in the economic sector, EEPC should take this resolution with great
determination.
The President was happy to note that in the last 10 years, India's engineering exports have increased from 70
billion dollars to more than 115 billion dollars. She said that this growth in exports seems even more
impressive when we consider that there have been many challenges in the field of international trade during
the last decade. She appreciated EEPC for its contribution to this achievement.
The President said that EEPC acts as a bridge between the international market and Indian producers. She
urged EEPC to continuously expand India's role and the role of Indian entrepreneurs in the Global Value
Chain. She highlighted that due to the changes taking place in the World Trade Order and International
Economic Order, its role has become more important.
The President said that the challenges of global trade need to be turned into opportunities by utilising the
exceptional capabilities available in our country. India's engineering export destinations have changed
significantly over the last seven decades. EEPC should continue this process of change and keep working to
make India's economy continuously stronger with the spirit of 'Nation First'.
The President said that high-quality engineering services and products at low cost are a great strength of India.
Global Capability Centres of the world's biggest companies are in India. Stakeholders like EEPC should move
forward with the idea of making India a Global Innovation Centre by providing proper incentives and an
ecosystem. Experts of the global economy and trade discuss innovation economies and catch-up economies.
Innovation economies are the most competitive and prosperous economies in the world. She urged all
stakeholders of EEPC to pledge to make India a leading innovation economy by providing an enabling
ecosystem to the talent and energy available in our country.Please click here to see the President's Speech-
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(Release ID: 2164576)