Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), celebrated every year to mark the contribution of overseas Indian community in the development of India, will be held in Singapore to mark 25 years of the ASEAN-Indian partnership.
The event is celebrated every year to strengthen the engagement of the
overseas Indian community with the India government, reconnect them with
their roots and celebrate their achievements and contributions.
During the PBD Convention, overseas Indians are honoured with the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award to recognise their contributions in various fields, both in India and abroad.
13 PBD conventions have been held in India so far. In 2015 the Government of India revised the format of PBD and
re-energised its engagement with the Indian diaspora to enable
sustained and more substantive engagement. Following the review, the PBD convention will be held once in two years in a city outside Delhi, India. In the intervening year, smaller, outcome-based PBD conferences
will be organised in New Delhi on issues of concern to the Indian
diaspora. It was decided that Indian missions and consulates will also
celebrate PBD every year.
This year’s PBD will celebrate the ASEAN-Indian partnership and will be themed Ancient Route, New Journey: Diaspora in the Dynamic ASEAN INDIA Partnership. The venue, Singapore, is considered not only India’s gateway to the East but also the heart of ASEAN. The event hopes to generate outcomes that deepen the diaspora’s relations with India and play a key role in promoting closer ties between India and ASEAN.
More than 15 plenary sessions will be conducted by business leaders, senior government officialsand academics on current topics covering key sectors like infrastructure, finance, education, technology and media. Topics include:
The ASEAN-India Economic Partnership
ASEAN and India in the digital world
Make in India
ASEAN, India and the new world order
Diaspora in ASEAN – history and the current situation
Government speakers from Singapore will include Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security; Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs; and S. Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry). Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs, India; Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation; Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh; and Sarbananda Sonowal, Chief Minister of Assam; will represent India at the event. Other VIPs include Tun S Samy Vellu, Special Envoy to India and South Asia on Infrastructure at Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia and Dato' Sri SK Devamany, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s office, Malaysia.
An India-Singapore Entrepreneurship Bridge will be launched on day 1.
A number of competitions will also be held, covering literature, poetry, classical dance, classical vocal skills, and classical music. A Writer's Festival will be held on both days beginning at January 6 from 2.15pm, with an introduction by Programme Director Zafar Anjum, Kitaab.
Details:
Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Level 4 & 5
6 January
Conference: 9.30am - 4.45pm
Parallel events: 8.45am - 6pm
7 January
Conference: 9.45am - 5.45pm
Parallel events: 12pm - 6pm
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