BERLIN: A second Diaspora event was organised by the Embassy of India in Berlin, on February 25, at the Embassy, where Indian associations, and prominent members Diaspora participated along with representatives of 16 Student Associations.
The meet was organised with an aim to bring Indian associations representing various states of India in Germany under one umbrella to discuss and deliberate on common issues and construct a suitable mechanism to progress further. Several initiatives undertaken by the Embassy of India were highlighted in the conference along with different programmes of the MEA. Initiatives like the launching of Indian Professional Forum to leverage the talents of Indian professionals and to engage them in promoting start ups, Make in India Mittelstand (MIIM) programme to bring German companies to invest in India, and launching of Indian Students Germany portal were highlighted to promote awareness.
The Ambassador of India launched a new e-book chronicling all activities undertaken by the Embassy to strengthen the relationship between India and Germany. The conference also saw a guest lecture by Dr Joachim Oestarheld, a prominent researcher and Humboldt scholar, on the contributions of Indians in Germany.
