January 2015 \ India Empire Events \ Interview—FICCI
"It is the right time for diaspora to connect economically with India"

Interview with Dr A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

You have past experience of dealing extensively with the Indian Diaspora. At this point in time do you see the diaspora taking a greater interest in India, especially from the point of view of opportunities to invest...

I think Diaspora has always had a tremendous interest in India. There are two types of interest—one interest is the cultural interest, the connect with India as a country, as a culture, as a homeland. But the second more important interest is the economic interest. Now Indian diaspora has been improving in their economic positions around the world. In this context, both as professionals as well as private investors, the opportunities to invest around the world are reducing. There are actually two major areas that remain, or two major countries—China and India. So quite obviously now, the Indian Diaspora if it wants to expand its economic connectivity, it will look at India. We definitely see that there is a greater interest in India, particularly from the economic aspects of the connectivity that they can feel they can get with India, and we hope that they will take a greater interest in India and in the Indian economy and the opportunities that are available here.




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