CONSULATE GENERAL

OF

INDIA

TORONTO,CANADA Jan 22-28, 2018

Vol: 1.4

Republic Day Celebration at the Consulate General of India, Toronto

The 69th Republic Day was celebrated by the Consulate General of India, Toronto on 26 January 2018 at the Consulate premises with traditional gaiety and fervor. The unfurling of the Indian flag by the Consul General, Shri Dinesh Bhatia, was followed by the rendition of the National Anthem with large gathering of Indians, Persons of Indian origin and Friends of India. The event was also attended by the Members of Provincial Parliament of Ontario province. Welcoming the audience on the occasion, the Consul General read out Hon’ble President of India’s address to the nation delivered on the eve of Republic Day. The President’s address, inter-alia, made a mention of justice to women, physical and cognitive development of our children, upgradation and enlargement of education system, and building a civic-minded and a culturally vibrant nation. It emphasized on improving the lives of India’s hardworking farmers, to modernize and strengthen India’s strategic manufacturing sector and to eliminate poverty. Consul General spoke about forthcoming visit of Mr. Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada to India in February 2018. He recalled unprecedented participation of 60,000 people in India Day Parade on 20 August 2017 and of 10,000 people in the celebration of International Day of Yoga. While the Consul General drew attention to the fact that the Consulate has been striving to provide best possible services to Indians and Indo-Canadians, he added that the Consulate will undertake more consular camps in GTA, Ontario as well in other provinces to reach out to the community. The children of Guru Tegh Bahadur International School, Brampton presented a Shabad and patriotic song on the occasion.

Updates from Consulate General of India, Toronto

Republic Day Celebrations

CGI Toronto's presence at various events in Greater Toronto Area

Mr. Saifullah Khan, Consul -

(Commerce & HOC), CGI Toronto

participated at Canadian market

Information Seminor on the

Canadian market for Fashion and

Home Decor, organized by TFO

(Trade Facilitation Office) Canada.

Mr. Davinder Pal Singh, Consul

(Press, Information & Community

Welfare), CGI Toronto attended the

69th Republic Day Celebrations and

Event Planning meeting for the next

Independence Day celebrations,

organized by Canadian Indian

Association.

Mr. N.P. Singh, Consul (Consular,

Passport & Visa), CGI Toronto

attended Republic Day Celebrations

and Annual General Meeting,

organized by India Canada Association of

Waterloo Region, where he announced

the organisation of Consular Camps in

various regions of GTA in the coming

months.

India shares ASEAN’s vision of peace and prosperity India hosted the ASEAN India Commemorative Summit at New Delhi on January 25, 2018. Though ASEAN nations

are celebrating 25 years of their partnership, however the shared voyage goes back thousands of years. It was a

privilege for India to host all the ASEAN Leaders for the second time in five years. The honoured Guests also

witnessed the Republic Day celebrations. The presence these leaders from all ASEAN partners at this joyous

celebration was unprecedented.

Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured

Word

The last visit of Indian Prime Minister to

Davos was in 1997 when Mr. Deve Gowda

came here. In 1997, the GDP of India was

slightly over 400 billion dollars. Now after two

decades it is almost 6 times. The theme of this

forum at that time was, "Building the Network

Society." Today, 21 years later, if we look at

the achievements and priorities of technology

and digital age, this topic seems to be

centuries old. Today, we are not only in the

network society but in the world of big data,

artificial intelligence and Cobots. In 1997, the

EURO currency was not in vogue. And the

Asian financial crisis was not known at all,

neither was any symptom of BREXIT.

Honorable Prime Minister's recent addresses

INDIA- ASEAN Commemorative Summit

World Economic Forum, Davos