The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, IsaPantami says Nigeria-India relations is strategic to drive technologydevelopment in Africa. Pantami stated this in his address at the maidenIndia-Nigeria business forum organised by the Indian High Commission in Abuja.According to him, the forum is very strategic, especially when looking at areastoward ease of business that is being discussed. Also speaking, Deputy High Commissioner of India to Nigeria,Velagaleti Surendra, described India and Nigeria as large and economicallyprosperous. According to him, there is interest by Nigeria in what ishappening in India, because what Nigerians see in India is hope, saying ifIndia can achieve anything, Nigeria also can. In her remarks, Director, Economic, Consular and LegalDepartment of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Olufolake Abdulrazaq applauded thetrade relations between the two countries to mark deviation from the past. According to her, as trade relations continue to growbetween our countries, we must explore economic sectors for investments andlook forward to Indian companies working with Nigerian companies to promoteexports.