Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Modi targets worshippers of black money, seeks Indian diaspora’s support

January 8, 2017January 8, 2017 - by India Writes Network

Exhorting the Indian diaspora to play a more proactive role in transforming India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought their support in his battle against corruption and black money as he launched a frontal assault against the “worshippers” of black money.
The biennial convention of the well-heeled Indian diaspora in India’s IT hub Bangalore on January 8 saw a spirited address by Mr Modi in which he robustly defended his controversial move of demonetisation and unveiled his plans for national resurgence.
“It is unfortunate that some political worshippers (rajnaitik poojari) of black money are calling our efforts anti-people,” he said in his address at the 14th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD).
“…You might have noticed and heard that we have taken up a big fight against black money. Black money and corruption are making our polity, society and administration hollow gradually,” he said while he thanked the overseas Indian community for their support.
Engaging the over 30 million-strong Indian diaspora has acquired an added salience in the foreign policy and development agenda of the Modi government, which is underpinned by his belief in converting brain drain into brain gain.

Modi expected to visit UK after the elections

January 9, 2015January 11, 2015 - by Manish Chand

The India-UK relations are poised to move into a higher trajectory, with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to visit Britain after the May elections in that country.
Mr Modi was speculated to visit Britain towards January-end, with British Prime Minister David Cameroon keen that the Indian prime minister travels to his country early this year.
However, with the upcoming elections, the plan appears to have changed.
A group of NRIs and PIOs from the UK met Mr Modi on the sidelines of the Pravasi Bharatiya Summit in Gujarat’s capital Gandhinagar.
The prime minister conveyed that he will be visiting Britain after the elections, Lord Diljit Rana, veteran entrepreneur and member of the House of Lords, told India Writes Network (www.indiawrites.org) in an interview. The visit is likely in September-October, said Lord Rana, president of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin, (GOPIO) said.