Asserting that the world today listens to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 9, 2025, said that due to the country’s heritage, it is able to tell the international community that the future does not lie in war but in Buddha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention in Odisha on Thursday. He will also remotely flag off the inaugural journey of the Pravasi Bharatiya Express.

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, holds special significance as it coincides with the birth centenary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

BHUBANESWAR, Jan 9: Asserting that the world today listens to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that due to the country’s heritage, it is able to tell the international community that the future does not lie in war but in Buddha. Addressing the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar, Modi said India is […]

PM Modi also flagged off the Pravasi Bharatiya Express, a special tourist train for the diaspora, that began its three-week journey from the Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi on Thursday.

7-year-old Bhevin Goswami from Poland singing Indian songs at the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) and his 2-year-old brother also joining in has become the main attraction at the event.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlights the importance of Indian diaspora in building a global workforce at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.