In November 2025, the Vice President of IndiaC.P. Radhakrishnaninaugurated the30thedition of the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) Partnership Summit, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP). It will held from November 14 – 18, 2025. The summit was held from 14 to 15 November, 2025.
- The 2025 edition was held under the theme titled“Technology, Trust and Trade: Navigating the New Geoeconomic Order”.
About 30th CII Partnership Summit:
Organizers:The summit was jointly organized by CII, Government of AP, with support from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), MoC&I.
MoUssigned:During the summit, the Government of AP signed 613 MoUs worth Rs 13.25 lakh crore across 12 sectors, which are expected to create around 16.31 lakh jobs.
Drone City and Twin Space Cities:
Overview:During the summit, Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Ministry of Commerce & Industry(MoC&I) virtually laid the foundation stones for Drone City and Twin Space Cities in AP.
- The drone city, spanning 300 acres at Orvakal in Kurnool (AP), is designed to become India’s central hub for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) drone innovation, manufacturing, skilling, and certification.
- The Twin Space Cities, a pair of integrated, high-technology hubs, located in Tirupathi and Sri Sathya Sai districts of AP, aims to make AP, the Space-Tech Capital of India.
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