Pravasi Bharatiya Divas may be held every two years >From Eugene Correia
Mumbai: Though there has been no official announcement, the Indian government may hold the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas every two years. The organizers, FICCI and the newly created Ministry for Overseas Indians Affairs, said that 2,500 delegates participated, the highest so far. The previous two meets were held in Delhi. There has been criticism that the PBD is nothing but a jamboree where nothing of significance gets achieved. However, opinions on its worth is divided. It seems a good idea to have the event every second year and the intervening year filled with an economic meet. With the organizers trying to pack as much possible within the three days, the business community does not get enough time to network. Those who have attended the previous two meets say that the issues are repeated. By holding it every two years, it would give the government and the diaspora community time to take stock of the government promises and of new issues. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com