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18 FEBRUARY 09, 2024

Indian Missions and community groups

celebrate 75th Republic Day across the US

India stands tall as a marker of peace, stability, innovation and prosperity,

says outgoing Indian Ambassador Taranjit Sandhu

OUR BUREAU

Washington, DC / New York
/ San Francisco
A community
large number of the Indi-
an-American
leaders along with embassy
officials attended the unfurling of
the national flag and Republic Day
celebrations at the Indian Embassy
in downtown Washington DC.
India today stands tall as a mark-
er of peace, stability, innovation, and
prosperity, the country’s top diplo-
mat in US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu
said on the occasion of the country’s
75th Republic Day.
“Today, India stands tall as a
marker of peace, stability, innova-
tion, and prosperity,” India’s Am-
bassador to the US, Sandhu, said in
his address to the community leaders
and embassy officials after unfurling
the national flag.
“India has proved to the world
that Science and Spirituality can
converge; ancient and modern can
converge; unity and diversity can
converge; physical and digital can
converge; bilateral friendships and
plural-lateral bondings can converge.
We are unique; Bharati-yatra en-
sures synergy and convergence,” he in the G20; India reaching the moon- ty and friends of India joined as the Bharatiya Vidya bhavan presented
said. our Chandrayaan; and the launch national anthem were sung. Consul Patriotic songs. The event was web-
“When we look at our journey of the Global Biofuels Alliance, re- General then read out the Address cast live through the Consulate’s so-
of the last 75 years as a nation, we flecting our commitment to green of the President of India which she cial media platforms.
are proud of our achievements; we growth,” he said. had delivered on the eve of India’s In the evening, Consul General
are equally inspired, to make more “On a bilateral level – Prime Republic Day. hosted a reception which was attend-
strides, in our journey ahead. We Minister Modi’s historic state visit to A short cultural program of ed by prominent members of the
have lived the dream of our forefa- the US in June last year – the cere- patriotic songs was presented by diaspora, elected officials, members
thers; our children give us more con- monial & substantive aspects were Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, USA. A of the diplomatic corps, friends from
fidence and hope to aim bigger,” he clearly visible, President Joe Biden’s large number of members of Indian media and people from different
said. visit to India in September; Launch diaspora and friends of India partic- walks of life. Among the esteemed
“Our G20 presidency, where we of iCET, taking our tech partnership ipated in the celebration filling the guests were Congressman Michael
brought together diverse opinions, to the next level,” he said. hall with patriotic fervor. New Jer- Lawler, Mayor of Edison Township
and generated consensus; Our com- In New York, Consul General sey State Senator, Mr. Raj Mukherji Mr. Sam Joshi, and senior diplomats
mitment to being, a voice for the Binaya Srikanta Pradhan unfurled graced the occasion with his pres- and officers from NYC Mayor’s of-
global south, reflected in the Summit the national flag. Over 150 mem- ence and spoke about the strong fice and NY State Governor’s office.
as well as in the inclusion of Africa bers of Indian American communi- US-India partnership. Artists from Continued on next page... >>

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