The Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia, Christy Clark, said here on Sunday that through various initiatives and promises, Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to have unleashed India which had been held back during the tenure of the previous government.

Ms. Clark was interacting with presspersons after a series of meetings with Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh and top Indian Oil Corporation officials. Accompanied by her Minister for Advanced Education, Amrik Virk, as part of the India Trade Mission, Ms. Clark led a delegation of representatives of 70 companies and post-secondary educational institutions.

“Mr. Modi has uncaged the tiger. He has promised more power to the States, where the governments can now take independent decisions that would ultimately trigger growth in the national economy. This is a major change in the mindset brought in by the new government, which struck me. We have seen this succeed in our country,” Ms. Clark said.

Ms. Clark said the next decade belonged to India as “Mr. Modi has rolled out the red carpet to investment and innovation, while he wants to remove the red tape.”

While offering to share mineral as well as intellectual resources, she said her province would facilitate more investment and immigration from India. She said that British Columbia could also partner with India in providing clean technology, especially in the energy sector.

Referring to the $36-billion Petronas project in British Columbia, where the Indian Oil Corporation has invested $4 billion, Ms. Clark said, “This project of crucial importance will initiate business activity that will generate at least 1,00,000 jobs.”