Nirmala Sitharaman addressing a gathering in Washington DC on April 15, 2023. Photo: Twitter/@nsitharamanoffc
India and the US are collectively building a foundation for a powerful, peaceful and harmonious global neighborhood, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stated.
“When we celebrate diversity, celebrate inclusiveness, it is also the point that we share a lot of positive thoughts when we are doing this,” the Finance Minister stated.
Today when “we celebrate togetherness, it is that spirit which governs India and US relationship: a positive thinking relationship of two democracies, which have their own share of challenges and their own share of internal problems, but we don’t allow them to overwhelm us”, she stated.
The Minister was addressing Indian Americans at an occasion organised by the Indian Embassy right here to have fun the nation’s variety.
“We are together and building strong foundations for a strong, peaceful and harmonious global community. That’s where, I think, the contribution of the Indian diaspora, here people of Indian origin, to the U.S. is very important,” she stated.
“You integrated yourself or do you recall with fondness the place of your origin, but you’re part of the US today and building a very dynamic and robust economy,” Ms. Sitharaman stated.
“This is exactly what is even in India. Differences are there between different regions, different people and different languages,” she stated.
When folks speak about digital achievements of India, the achievements are purely as a result of the platforms have languages, “which are at least 15, as recognised by the Constitution of India, there are more such languages”, she stated.
The Minister additionally highlighted that there are dialects, which will be spoken, however can’t be written as they do not have a script.
“But the Indian Constitution recognises 15 of them. Most of our platforms are available now in regional languages. And that’s why when you pay your little bills to your milkman or you wish to vendor, you do it in their own languages. These are the instruments of success,” the Minister stated.
So, each diversity-related situation has been turned to a bonus in building a contemporary India, Ms. Sitharaman stated.
“I wish this relationship between the U.S. and India grows from strength to strength,” stated the Finance Minister on the occasion that amongst others was additionally attended US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Kurt Campbell, the Indo Pacific Coordinator of US National Security Council, General Atomics Chief Executive Vivel Lall, White House official Dr Rahul Gupta.
