Dubai: India’s foreign minister on Tuesday said India is set to bolster ties with its diaspora community and is currently focusing on facilitating the return of expatriates, who had flown home due to the impact of COVID-19, to their respective countries of residence.
Minister Dr S. Jaishankar was delivering a keynote address at a virtual conference held to forge media and entertainment partnerships for celebrating ‘India at 75’ the commemoration of 75 years since India’s independence in foreign countries.
The minister said more than three million Indians returned home under the Vande Bharat Mission and the government also facilitated the return of more than 100,000 foreign citizens to their home countries from India. When Gulf News asked what the federal government was doing for the rehabilitation of Indian expats who have returned home, the minister said the focus now is on facilitating their return to their respective countries of residence.
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MEA to organise virtual conference on media, entertainment partnerships ahead of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 22:56 IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Ahead of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas, also known as the Indian Diaspora Day, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), will organise a virtual conference titled Forging Media and Entertainment Partnerships to showcase India@75 on December 22.
According to a release, this event is one of the five conferences to be held ahead of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas, and will bring prominent members of the Indian diaspora in the field of media and entertainment to deliberate on the theme of the conference.
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New Delhi– Olympic-bound boxer Vikas Krishan on Monday sought help from External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar after his coach got stuck in the US due to new visa protocols.
Krishan, in a tweet, said it very important for him to train with his coach as the Tokyo Olympic Games are “fast approaching”.
“Dear sir Dr S Jaishankar – my coach is stuck in the US and unable to return to India due to new visa protocols. With the Tokyo Olympics fast approaching, his presence is very important for my training as I aim to win India an Olympic gold. Could you please help with this,” Krishan tweeted.