Jaishankar also highlighted India's people-centric reforms benefiting the diaspora, from ease of business & travel to improved consular services, welfare measures & digital platforms.
Christine Carla Kangaloo will also be honoured with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the highest honour for overseas Indians. She is the descendant of indentured Indian labourers
From Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s celebration of Indian diaspora with Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in 2003 to Modi’s cultivation of people of Indian origin, the BJP has tapped into a goldmine of talent.
Modi, along with this year’s guests – President of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi and President of Guyana Irfaan Ali – also launched a commemorative stamp to mark the day.
Delivering the keynote address, Jugnauth also announced that Mauritius will host a Bhagwad Gita Mahotsav in partnership with the Haryana govt next month.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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