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ASTANA : Holding of the first India-Central Asia Joint Working Group on Afghanistan - March 23, 2023
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MINTEVIDEO : 5th Foreign Office Consultations between India and Uruguay - March 22, 2023
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NEW DELHI : Apple seeks India labor reform to diversify beyond China - March 21, 2023
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MOSCOW : India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) Virtual Review Meeting - March 21, 2023
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REYKJAVIK : 3rd India-Iceland Foreign Office Consultations - March 20, 2023
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DOHA : Visit of Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh to Doha, Qatar - March 19, 2023
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PHNOM PENH : Envoys of five nations present credentials to the President of India - March 18, 2023
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NEW DELHI : Boeing and Airbus hunting for highly-skilled talent in India - March 17, 2023
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SYDNEY : State Visit of Prime Minister of Australia to India - March 17, 2023
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MANGALURU : Age no bar, Bengaluru professor gets his PhD at 79 - March 16, 2023
INDORE: 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
INDORE: The website for the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention was jointly launched on 13 October 2022 by the External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar and the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan also participated in the launch ceremony.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention is a flagship event of the Government of India and provides an important platform to engage and connect with the overseas Indian Diaspora. The 17th PBD Convention is being organized from 08-10 January 2023 at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, in collaboration with the Government of Madhya Pradesh. The 17th PBD Convention will be held in a physical format after a gap of four years. The last PBD Convention in 2021 was held virtually during the Covid pandemic.
The theme of PBD Convention 2023 is “Diaspora: Reliable partners for India’s progress in Amrit Kaal”. The PBD Convention 2023 will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 09 January 2023. The Youth PBD will be held on 08 January 2023, in partnership with Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. On 10 January 2023, President Smt. Droupadi Murmu will confer Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards and preside over the Valedictory Session.
Today’s launch of the PBD website (pbdindia.gov.in) marks the commencement of online registration for participation in the PBD Convention 2023. The website also provides various other information about PBD 2023.
Launching the website, EAM said that, since 2014, the Government has accorded the highest priority to our more than 32 million Diaspora and that our engagement is founded on the 4Cs of Care, Connect, Celebrate and Contribute. He added that PBD Convention 2023 will also include a first ever digital exhibition on the theme “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM)- Contribution of Diaspora in Indian Freedom Struggle”.
In his remarks, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh spoke about the rich cultural and spiritual heritage of Madhya Pradesh and encouraged the Diaspora to participate in the PBD Convention 2023 in large numbers.