Assam - The Gateway of India's North - East Event at Mayfair, London
- 14th June, 2013 -
Nehru Centre, cultural Wing of The High Commission of India partnering Tea Board of India is organising the flagship event on Assam - "The Gateway of India's North - East" on 14th June 2013, at Mayfair, London. India Tea Board is to promote and offer Assam Tea at the premises. This initiative has been taken by Rini Kakati, NRI Assam Co-ordinator for UK.
The summit will address key issues related to the overall socio - economic development of the North - East, which despite being a region with tremendous economic potential has not been able to grow as expected and has literally remain untapped. North - East region of India is marching ahead despite numerous problems geographical, political and social. In recent years the region has also been riven by political tension, strategically located bordering Burma and China. Assam, in particular, is known throughout the world for its tea. Yet relatively little is known about the region and its potential.
The topic for the panel discussion is "The role of India's North - East in Global development" - will witness the coming together of a number of top UK & India journalists. The highlights of this panel discussion featuring diverse themes with eminent speakers, emphasising infrastructure, investment, economy and ethnicity connected with the state which would open up international connectivity leading to an unprecedented boon to the state.
The panelists will be led by Humphrey Hawksley, BBC Foreign correspondent,author and commentator on world affairs, Amit Roy (President of the Indian Journalists' Association), Telegraph India & Eastern Eye, Vijay Mehta, Chair of Uniting for Peace and Founding Trustee of Fortune Forum Charity. The meeting will be chaired by Rita Payne, President , Commonwealth Journalists Association (UK branch)
The interactive session will be graced by Simon Hughes, The Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Sukhdev Singh Sidhu, Minister Coordination, UK India High Commission.
* This info was sent by Rini Kakati who can be contacted at rinikakati(at)hotmail(dot)com
This Post is uploaded on June 12, 2013
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