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Indian diaspora event planned in Singapore
WSN Network

SINGAPORE: Singapore will host a business-focussed ‘Indian diaspora event’ in October that is being projected as the first-ever “Pravasi Bharatiya Divas” outside India. The Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI) is the main organizer. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is backing the event being overseen by India’s Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.

An event of a similar nature at a much smaller scale did take place in New York in October last year, but the Singapore show from October 9 to 11 will be a much bigger extravaganza. The theme will be “Towards a dynamic diaspora.”

It recognizes the growing profile of the Indian diaspora and Singapore's importance in the Asia-Pacific region. Some 600 delegates – people of Indian origin abroad, resident and non-resident Indians, and foreigners with deep interest in ties with India – are expected to participate.

13 August, 2008
 

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