The interest was voiced during interactions with Rwanda's High Commissioner to India, Jacqueline Mukangira, on the sidelines of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference held in Rajkot on 11-12 January 2026 where Rwanda was invited as a partner country.
'On the sideline of the Vibrant Gujarat, the High Commissioner had the opportunity to exchange with business industrialists, company CEOs and education leaders. Many expressed interest to visit Rwanda and explore investment possibilities,' reads a statement from Rwanda's High Commission in India.
The Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, focused on promoting regional industrial development, attracting investments, and strengthening global partnerships, with particular emphasis on ceramics, engineering, and renewable energy.
The event brought together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, government officials, and international delegates to showcase Gujarat's progressive industrial policies and its potential as a global manufacturing hub.
In her remarks High Commissioner Mukangira highlighted the robust bilateral ties between Rwanda and India. She thanked the Chief Minister of Gujarat for extending the invitation and praised Rwanda's impressive economic trajectory, noting an 11.8% growth rate in the third quarter of 2025.
She underscored that India is Rwanda's second-largest foreign investor and trading partner and extended a warm invitation for increased Indian investment in priority sectors including manufacturing, infrastructure, ICT, agriculture, mining, tourism and healthcare.
The High Commissioner also recalled Prime Minister Modi's historic visit to Rwanda in 2018, which significantly deepened cooperation between the two nations.
She expressed gratitude for PM Modi's gesture of gifting 200 cows to villagers in Bugesera District.
During the conference, Prime Minister Modi himself referenced this initiative, highlighting the unique rule attached to the gift: each new calf born from the gifted cows must be passed on to another family in need, thereby multiplying the benefit and positively impacting local household economies in Rweru Village.
Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conferences are preliminary to Vibrant Gujarat Summit which is also held in Gujarat biannually.
Théophile Niyitegeka
