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00:00are growing by the day, so too are our external exposure, commitments and footprint.
00:10We approach the world with the twin perspectives of India First and Vasudeva Kutumbakam.
00:18When India progresses, so does one-sixth of humanity.
00:24When we do global good, our own people stand equally to gain.
00:29This is now an era of greater interdependence, technology flows and talent mobility.
00:37In many ways, it is the diaspora that will help define our image as a resurgent civilization.
00:46Friends, the PBD serves as a catalytic platform.
00:53It is a matter of great satisfaction that we have had productive and wide-ranging conversations
01:00in the last few days.
01:02My gratitude to the Honorable President for gracing the occasion as it culminates.
01:10For two decades now, the Ministry of External Affairs has been organizing the PBD Convention
01:17across the country.
01:20Wherever we have gone, wherever we have met, it has helped to raise the international profile
01:26of the state and strengthen its diaspora bonding.
01:31I am confident that Odisha too will take full advantage of this opportunity.
01:39Let me conclude by thanking Team MEA and Team ICCR for their untiring efforts to make this
01:47PBD a resounding success.
01:50My deepest appreciation for the cooperation and partnership extended by the Odisha State
01:56Government.
01:58But most of all, we thank you, our Pravasi Bharatiya brothers and sisters, for being
02:07here today and renewing your bonds with Mahabharata.
02:13Namaskar again and Jai Jagannath.
02:20Ladies and gentlemen, our Honorable Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jai Shankarji.
02:50Jai Shankarji.