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LONDON: Union Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised the esteem of Indian Diaspora abroad.
The Minister said, the world is looking up to the Indian Diaspora with great hope and expectation and it is high time that they also rise to the occasion and contribute to the well-being of the entire humankind in the true spirit of the theme of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ as given by PM Modi during India’s G20 presidency.
Dr Jitendra was speaking to the Indian Diaspora here as part of his 6-day visit to the United Kingdom, where he is leading a high-level official Indian delegation of the Ministry of Science & Technology to enhance S&T collaboration between India and the United Kingdom.
Interacting with the Diaspora, Dr Jitendra said that the Indian Diaspora should try to channelise their resources to support the important initiatives taken up by the Government back home in India. He emphasised that India is in a path of transformation.
The minister said that many of them have demonstrated extraordinary leadership positions in academia, industry and government in the United Kingdom.
Sharing some of the key achievements of India in S & T like India’s massive jump in its ranking of Global Innovation Index (GII) from 81st in the year 2015 to 40th in 2022 among 132 economies of the world, 3rd rank in terms of number of StartUps, Unicorns, scientific publications and PhDs awarded, the Minister said that India has in recent years made some unprecedented progress in S & T areas.
Dr Jitendra proposed an active engagement of the Indian diaspora with Indian Institutions and individuals considering the transformative research happening in our country.
Dr Jitendra Singh urged the Indian diaspora to come ahead with plans and priorities for the mother India. High end research in futuristic areas is no more alien to India, he said.
The Minister reminded the Indian Diaspora that they represent the aspirations of a New India, an India that is on the march towards ‘AmritKaal’, the golden age of progress and growth.