Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh today. Mr Modi will hold talks with his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth after the inaugural session.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas yesterday, along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Mrs Swaraj said, the Indian diaspora has dramatically changed the world’s perception of Indians and India.
Mauritian Premier Jugnauth arrived in Varanasi yesterday and was received by Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh. Later, Mrs Swaraj called on the Mauritian Prime Minister and exchanged views on a range of issues, including strengthening bilateral cooperation.
For the first time, the three-day-long Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is being organised from January 21 to 23 instead of January 9 to allow participants visit the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj and attend the Republic Day parade in the national capital. The theme for this year’s convention is ‘role of Indian diaspora in building new India’.
Mr Jugnauth will be the chief guest at the convention, while Himanshu Gulati, member of the Parliament of Norway, will be the special guest. Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, member of Parliament of New Zealand, will be the guest of honour. President Ram Nath Kovind will address the concluding function tomorrow.