Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh praised people of Indian origin in Trinidad and Tobago and other countries throughout the world in a speech Thursday night at a reception at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Port-of-Spain.The Indian leader is in Trinidad for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) which officially started Friday morning.
"The sun never sets on people of Indian origin across the world as they remain a phenomenal community, with their creative ability forging new establishments wherever they are settled," Singh told his audience, which included prominent members of the Trinidad and Tobago Indian community.
He urged local business people to make use of opportunities that India offers and invited them to "walk with us to find new pathways to major investments in India.”
Singh said the Indian diaspora has provided a huge network between India and the rest of the world, adding that the Indian heritage is all encompassing, offering shade to everyone like the legendary Banyan tree.
He said his government is committed to opening up opportunities with the people of Indian origin of Trinidad and Tobago and the rest of the world.
Guests at the reception included Opposition Leader, Basdeo Panday, and his wife Oma; Congress of the People leader Winston Dookeran, and former president of the Senate, Linda Baboolal and her husband, Michael Baboolal.
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