MEA to organise virtual panel discussions ahead of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Conference in January 2021

In the run-up to the PBD Convention to be held in January 2021, the MEA is organising two virtual Panel Discussions on GCC-India on December 11, 2020. The event will be live-streamed on the Ministry's social media channels.

New Delhi:The MEA organising two virtual Panel Discussions on GCC-India on December 11, 2020, in the run-up to the PBD Convention to be held in January 2021.

Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, will chair the two Panel Discussions and deliver the keynote address. Eminent panellists from India and abroad will be participating in the Panel Discussions.

The first Panel Discussion will provide a platform to discuss the ways and means in which the historic people-to-people ties and excellent political and economic relations between India and GCC could be used to contribute to the vision of a self-reliant India on the path towards a 5 trillion dollar economy. The discussions will also focus on the role that the large and successful Indian diaspora in the GCC can play in realizing this vision.

The second Panel Discussion will deliberate harmonizing of the skill sets of our workforce in keeping with the pace of technological developments and economic changes in the Gulf region. It will also discuss the various steps taken by the Government of India to safeguard the interests of Indian workers especially those in the Gulf region.

The event will be live-streamed on the Ministry's social media channels.