{"id":58647,"date":"2026-01-15T20:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=58647"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:46:58","slug":"ministry-of-external-affairs-mea-refusal-to-clear-uk-visit-without-giving-reasons-is-unfortunate-condemnable-sanjeev-arora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/ministry-of-external-affairs-mea-refusal-to-clear-uk-visit-without-giving-reasons-is-unfortunate-condemnable-sanjeev-arora\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) refusal to clear UK visit without giving reasons is unfortunate &#038; condemnable: Sanjeev Arora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">MEA did not provide any proper or clear reason for the visit abroad: Sanjeev Arora<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Punjab E News:<\/span> Calling the refusal to clear an official investment outreach visit to the United Kingdom without assigning any reason \u201cunfortunate and condemnable,\u201d Punjab\u2019s Industry &amp; Commerce and Investment Promotion Minister Minister Sanjeev Arora said the Union Government\u2019s decision had dealt a needless blow to Punjab\u2019s efforts to attract global investment and generate jobs for its youth. The Punjab Minister said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) failed to offer any proper or clear explanation for blocking the visit abroad, even as earlier engagements in Japan and South Korea had yielded strong investor interest for the state.<\/p>\n<p>Emphasising that global outreach is central to creating employment opportunities and driving economic growth, Sanjeev Arora urged the Government of India to immediately reconsider its decision, asserting that while the move would harm Punjab\u2019s economic prospects, the state government would not be deterred from working relentlessly for Punjab\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Minister Sanjeev Arora said that the MEA of the Government of India (GOI) did not provide any proper or clear reason for rejecting the proposed official visit to the United Kingdom and Israel. \u201cFirstly, we would like to know the exact reason for this rejection. If the decision has been taken for political reasons, then it is extremely condemnable and unfortunate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Elaborating further, the Punjab Industry &amp; Commerce and Investment Promotion Minister said that earlier official visits to Japan and South Korea were highly successful and generated significant investor interest in Punjab. \u201cThese investments are not only creating employment opportunities for the youth, but are also contributing to the overall economic growth of the country. The MEA\u2019s decision will certainly prove detrimental to Punjab\u2019s economic growth, but we will not be deterred and will continue working relentlessly for the progress of the state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister said that several foreign and Indian companies are keen to invest in Punjab and the state is fast emerging as their preferred destination. He said the Punjab Government is leaving no stone unturned to promote industry in the state. \u201cThrough global outreach, we are ensuring that Punjab\u2019s youth get employment opportunities, paving the way for lasting economic prosperity. We urge the Government of India to reconsider the rejection of approval for our visit abroad,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting Punjab\u2019s achievements, Minister Sanjeev Arora said the state has been awarded by the Government of India for being among the best states for ease of doing business and is also set to receive recognition for excellence in start-up initiatives. \u201cSince 2022, Punjab has attracted investments worth more than \u20b91.5 lakh crore and created employment opportunities for over 5.2 lakh people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEA did not provide any proper or clear reason for the visit abroad: Sanjeev Arora Punjab E News: Calling the refusal to clear an official investment outreach visit to the United Kingdom without assigning any reason \u201cunfortunate and condemnable,\u201d Punjab\u2019s Industry &amp; Commerce and Investment Promotion Minister Minister Sanjeev Arora said the Union Government\u2019s decision [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,37,21,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-national","category-political-news","category-punjab"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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