New York, Dec 7 (PTI) India is proud of its Caribbeandiaspora for their resilience, achievements and contributionsto their host countries, a top Indian diplomat here has said.
Speaking at a conference on "History, Present and Futureof Indentured Indian Diaspora", Consul General of India at NewYork said that India is making efforts to connect its diasporaand address their concerns.
"India is proud of the Indian Caribbean diaspora fortheir resilience, achievements and contributions to their hostcountries," Consul General Sandeep Chakravoorty said.
"Under the leadership of India's Prime Minister NarendraModi, India is making efforts to connect the diaspora to Indiaand address their concerns," Chakravoorty said at an event inNew York on occasion of 100th anniversary of abolition ofIndenturedship.
The conference was organised by the Foundation for Indiaand Indian Diaspora Studies in association with the Hindu YuvaChapter of the prestigious Columbia University.
Ravi Deo, ex-Member of Guyanese parliament and founder ofpolitical party Rise and Rebuild Guyana talked on the politicsof entitlement in a ethnically divided society of Guyana.
"Until the politicians and other actors in the publicarena openly and publicly confront the ethnic bases ofGuyanese political culture and structures, and deal with theirconsequences affirmatively, Guyana will remain mired in aSisyphean paradigm," he said.
"Amid aspirations toward modernity, Indians do notnecessarily dismiss their preexisting values— education,gender relations, and family cohesion and connection—when theymigrate", said Professor Lomarsh Roopnarine from Jakson StateUniversity.
Vishnu Bisram, New York based Indian Caribbean politicalanalyst said, "India has had an institutionalised caring,compassionate relationship focused on culture, business,education, diplomacy and other non-political fields.""India must develop the courage to address politicalissues like the racial persecution of Indians especially inGuyana similar to how the Chinese or Israeli government speakout against victimisation of their Diasporas," Bisram said.
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