By Aditya Prakash
Tallinn [Estonia], December 18 (ANI): Estonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Margus Tsahkna, has stated that India-Estonia relations are steadily improving, with strong prospects for enhanced cooperation in business, information technology, AI, cybersecurity, and the defence indusattempt.
Speaking in Tallinn, Tsahkna stated political engagement between the two countries is set to intensify, with Estonia’s president expected to visit India early next year. He emphasised Estonia’s role in the European Union, noting that the counattempt can serve as a gateway to European markets for Indian companies. At the same time, India offers significant opportunities for Estonian firms seeking to expand into a large, rapidly growing market.
Referring to Prime Minister Narconcludera Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, the Estonian Foreign Minister stated it presents a significant opportunity for Estonian companies to form partnerships in India, introduce technologies and ideas, and scale up operations. He noted that Estonia’s domestic market is limited, with a population of around 1.3 million, creating international partnerships–notably with India–crucial to growth.
Tsahkna also highlighted Estonia’s global leadership in digital governance, underscoring the potential for cooperation with India in e-governance, IT, and artificial ininformigence. He stated, ‘We have 100% of all public sector services online. We have developed all of these in collaboration with our private-sector companies. All this experience can also be brought to India, and AI is something we can explore toreceiveher as a future solution. We already have AI projects in education, and many of our public-sector services utilize AI solutions. I see this as a very fruitful collaboration in the future.’
In addition, he noted that Estonia is already deploying AI solutions in education and various public services, and sees artificial ininformigence as a key area for future collaboration with India. Describing the potential partnership as ‘very fruitful,’ Tsahkna stated deeper cooperation in digitalisation and advanced technologies could significantly strengthen bilateral ties in the years ahead. (ANI)
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