Overview
- Karnataka Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar met a Czech delegation led by Vice Prime Minister Karel Havlíček on Wednesday, October 14, to press for investment outside Bengaluru.
- The state identified energy, automobile components, future mobility, aerospace and defence as priority sectors for Czech investment and collaboration.
- Karnataka offered formal facilitation through Invest Karnataka, Karnataka Udyog Mitra, the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board and a single-window clearance system to speed approvals and site selection.
- Officials publicly invited Czech groups including EPH and AGROFERT and confirmed a proposed MoU with Gopalan Aerospace after Havlíček inaugurated Gopalan’s new Hoskote production line and five MoUs were signed on aerospace technologies and UAV systems.
- The outreach builds on the January 2024 India–Czech Strategic Partnership on Innovation and seeks research, skills and industry links to deepen technology transfer, create local jobs and expand manufacturing beyond the Bengaluru metro.