India
oi-Prakash KL
Indore,
Jan
08:
Time
has
come
for
Indians
to
lead
the
world
the
‘India
way’,
said
Union
Minister
Anurag
Thakur
on
Sunday.
Speaking
at
the
Youth
Pravasi
Bhartiya
Divas
at
Indore
on
Sunday,
the
Union
minister
for
Youth
Affairs
and
Sports
said,
“When
we
talk
about
the
future,
we
talk
about
ABC
—
A
for
Artificial
Intelligence,
B
for
Blockchain,
and
C
for
Cloud
Computing.
In
the
21st
century,
new
technologies
will
open
up
new
and
futuristic
avenues
of
work.
I
think
it’s
time
for
India
and
our
ideas
to
lead
the
world
the
India
way,”
Thakur
said.
According
to
Thakur,
‘ideas’ are
essentially
born
out
of
people,
across
communities,
coming
together
and
contributing
to
the
country’s
growth.
“While
talking
about
brain
drain,
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
also
talked
about
brain
gain
from
1.4
bn
Indians.
While
interacting
with
fellow
Indians,
who
have
arrived
from
across
the
world,
we
were
talking
about
exchanging
ideas
and
ways
to
work
together
and
contribute
to
India’s
growth,” the
minister
said.
Later,
he
said
the
Pravasi
Bhartiya
Divas
is
an
“opportunity
to
build
bonds
of
friendship”.
“The
Pravasi
Bhartiya
Divas
(PBD)
is
another
opportunity
to
build
bonds
of
friendship,
mentorship
and
camaraderie
that
are
forged
when
we
directly
interact
with
and
learn
from
our
diaspora
towards
a
shared
future,”
he
tweeted.
“I
am
happy
to
state
that
the
Modi
government
has
changed
the
approach
&
attitude
towards
our
diaspora.
The
honour
&
respect
that
our
diaspora
deserve
is
reflected
through
numerous
initiatives
&
the
importance
we
give
towards
ensuring
engagements
during
our
official
visits,”
Thakur
tweeted.
Calling
the
PBD
a
“moment
to
re-imagine
new
possibilities”,
he
said
it
is
a
platform
to
develop
new
ideas.
“PBD
is
as
much
about
your
story
and
the
story
of
rising
India!
It
is
a
moment
to
reconnect
and
re-imagine
new
possibilities!
And
it
is
a
network
to
drive
change,
discover
new
ties,
and
develop
new
ideas!”
he
tweeted.
Earlier,
External
Affairs
Minister
S
Jaishankar
said
the
identity
of
a
diaspora
is
very
much
derived
from
how
closely
it
is
connected
to
its
roots
and
India’s
efforts
have
been
to
encourage
easier
exposure
to
its
culture
and
traditions.
Addressing
the
Youth
Pravasi
Bharatiya
Divas
(PBD)
programme
in
Indore
as
part
of
the
three-day
PBD
convention,
Jaishankar
said
India
has
the
largest
diaspora
in
the
world
and
many
are
most
talented.
“So
what
is
perhaps
unique
about
us
is
the
intensity
of
the
bonding
between
the
community
abroad
and
the
motherland.
And
that
is
a
two-way
strait
that
is
promoted
particularly
by
activities
like
PBD,”
he
said.
Jaishankar
also
recalled
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi’s
address
to
the
diaspora
on
a
previous
occasion
where
the
latter
had
said
“hamara
to
khoon
ka
rishta
hai,
passport
ka
nahi”
(we
have
a
blood
relation
and
not
that
of
passport),
PTI
reported.
Story first published: Sunday, January 8, 2023, 17:19 [IST]