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00:00I have with us Shri Arun Chatterjee, Secretary CPV and OIA in the Ministry of External Affairs.
00:23We are also joined by Shri Manoj Ahuja, Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha, by Shri Sanjay
00:31Singh, Principal Secretary, Government of Odisha, Shri Ankan Banerjee, Joint Secretary
00:35in the Ministry of External Affairs, and Shri Saroj Samal, who is Director in the Government
00:43of Odisha.
00:45I first request Secretary Shri Arun Chatterjee to make his opening remarks.
00:51Shri Arun Chatterjee, Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha, Joint Secretary, Government of
00:58Odisha, Joint Secretary, Government of Odisha, Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary,
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01:07I am very happy to inform you that an hour ago we successfully concluded the official
01:14engagements of the 18th Prabhasi Bharatiya Devas Convention in partnership with the State
01:21Government of Odisha.
01:23The cultural programs will however continue in the evening today when we will have a santur
01:29recital by Shri Abhay Rustam Sapori.
01:34The three-day 18th Prabhasi Bharatiya Devas Convention, as you know, started on 8th January
01:40and continued till today, that is the 10th of January.
01:44The theme for the PBD 2025 was diaspora's contribution to a vixit Bharat.
01:53It is customary to hold the youth PBD on the first day of every Prabhasi Bharatiya Devas
02:00Convention.
02:02Continuing with this tradition, the youth PBD was held on the first day, that is on
02:088th of January.
02:10The opening session of this event was addressed by the Honorable Chief Minister of Odisha,
02:16Shri Mohan Charan Majisal, Honorable External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jayashankar, Honorable
02:22Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandviaji, Honorable MOS for External
02:27Affairs, Shri Pavitra Margarita, Honorable MOS for Youth Affairs and Sports, Ms. Raksha
02:33Nikhil Khadse, and guest of honor of the 18th PBD, Dr. Dev Pragad, who is the CEO of Newsweek.
02:44The leaders spoke about the vital role and important contribution that the younger generation
02:50can make in the building of a vixit Bharat and India's global image.
02:57The first plenary session on the theme, Beyond Borders, Diaspora Youth Leadership in a Globalized
03:03World, was held thereafter, which was chaired by the Honorable Minister of Youth Affairs
03:09and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandviaji, and moderated by Shri Binni Bansal, the co-founder of Flipkart.
03:17The session focused on the transformative role of the diaspora youth in shaping a globalized
03:24world through leadership, innovation, and cultural diplomacy.
03:29The discussion highlighted the importance of India's diaspora youth as connectors between
03:35India and the global community.
03:38The Honorable Chief Minister of Orissa and the Honorable External Affairs Minister parallelly
03:43chaired a Prabhasi Bharatiya Business Leaders Meeting, which was addressed by both the leaders.
03:51The External Affairs Minister underlined the Government of India's steadfast commitment
03:57to Mission Purvodaya and the role of Orissa to its success.
04:03He highlighted Orissa's potential in the three Ts тАУ trade, technology, and tourism тАУ which
04:11makes it an excellent investment destination.
04:15The Honorable Chief Minister of Orissa spoke about what the state can offer to investors
04:20and businesspersons, such as a stable government, good law and order condition, infrastructure,
04:27skilled manpower, a friendly industrial policy, natural resources, etc.
04:33The State Government of Orissa made presentations on the investment opportunities available
04:38in the state.
04:41On the afternoon of the 8th January, the State Government of Orissa hosted two plenary sessions.
04:48The first one was titled, Unraveling India's Best-Kept Secret, and the second one was titled,
04:56Orissa, a Land of Opportunities.