Among the topics to be discussed at this gathering on non-resident Indians and People of India Origin will be how to accelerate tourism in India and to make India a destination for health care.
The 14th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) will be held in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka in southern India, from January 7 to 9, 2017.
Both President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister N. Modi will address the delegates from all over the world.
On January 5 and 6, the GOPIO – Global Organization of People of Indian Origin – will hold its meeting, also in Bengaluru.
On January 7, the focus will be on youth.
The PBD has become a major event for the diaspora, where the states try to get the NRIs to invest to help job creation and development, and nurture cultural and social contacts.