9th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (RPBD)

Ninth Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Ques: 9th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas will be held at-

a. New York

b. Los Angeles

c. Sydney

d. New Delhi

Ans: b

Related facts:

  • The Government of India will be organizing the 9th Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (RPBD) at Los Angeles, California, USA on the 14th and 15th November 2015.
  • This was declared by the Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs and External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, in a Joint statement with the US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington DC.
  • The Theme for RPBD Los Angeles will be – “The Indian Diaspora: Defining a New Paradigm in India-US Relationship”.
  • RPBDs are important Diaspora engagement meets conducted annually by the Government of India outside the country as part of a comprehensive program to reach out to the growing Indian Diaspora community globally.
  • Previous venues for the RPBDs have included London, Sydney, Toronto, Singapore, Durban, Mauritius, The Hague and New York.

Reference:

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=127108

http://inbministry.blogspot.in/2015/09/joint-statement-on-first-us-india.html