NRI Divas- 2007 Strengthening the Bonds Concludes Kapil Sibal Presents the Pravasi Awards

India has all the necessary ingredients put in place for catapulting it as a global innovation hub of the future. This was stated by the Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Kapil Sibal while addressing the valedictory session of 35th NRI Divas, 2007 “Strengthening the Bonds” here last evening. Shri Sibal that India today has a large and an impressive stock of young human resources and high level professional diaspora creating valuable knowledge linkages. The young human resource base is ready to usher India into the global economy as power to reckon with. India’s fast growing economy offers opportunities to invest not only because of emotional reasons but as also it offers well established political system ensuring the safe investment. Indian professionals settled abroad are returning back in large numbers due to the kind of opportunities available here at this point of time. The Minister said that here is an opportunity for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIOs) to tap into India’s huge competent human resource base. He further said all of them throughout the world should look towards the land of their origin to bring not only their money but their hearts too.

Later the Minister presented the Pravasi Awards to the eminent NRIs and PIOs for their contribution in various fields on a global platform.

Earlier, speaking on the occasion, the British High Commissioner to India, H.E. Sir Michael Arthur said that last year India has become the second biggest investor after USA replacing Japan. Pandit Manasdev Prasad of the partner country of Trinidad and Tobago also said that the GDP in his country has doubled in the last few years and invited diaspora connections to invest there.

The NRI Institute’s 35th International Event-NRI DIVAS 2007 “Strengthening The Bonds”, brought together more than 400 Global Indians on 9th & 10th January 2007, at Hotel InterContinental The Grand, New Delhi. With Trinidad & Tobago being the Partner Country, the evening witnessed the coming together of some of the most renowned Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIOs).

Source : Press Information Bureau
Date : January 11, 2007