"It is the right time for diaspora to connect economically with India"
Interview with Dr A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Diaspora is receiving more and more importance from the Government, given that the PM himself has addressed the diaspora in New York and at Brisbane. Your views on this…
Of course it is. The present Government and the present Prime Minister himself has a very strong connect with the diaspora. The Gujarati diaspora itself is very strong in different parts of the world. And they are in business, they are economically very strong. They want a greater connect both with Gujarat as well as this country as a whole. So definitely we see a lot of importance. Now the Minister of External Affairs has become the Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs. This is another good way to look at it not just in the context of a diaspora policy, but a foreign policy both linked and made together. So, in this we do see a greater synergy actually taking place.
Do we see Invest India playing a greater role in times to come…?
Of course we do. Invest India is Government’s own and main channel, main interface for promoting investments in India. It is the principal IPA. It is a national body, the national investment promotion agency as you correctly point out. And, therefore, as the Indian economy grows, as the investment itself gains traction in the country, Invest India will certainly play a much greater role. We have massively expanded Invest India. There are new activities, new work with Government in promoting investment into the country.
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