India-US relations: India Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu urges Indian People to make sure their kids journey to India steadily

The US-India relationship is essential and vital not just for the 2 international locations but in addition for the worldwide good, outgoing Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has stated, stressing that the bilateral ties are destined to turn out to be larger.

Addressing a gaggle of some 200 eminent Indian People from throughout the US on Saturday, Sandhu urged them to make sure that the second era stays linked to India and that they journey to the nation steadily.

“This relationship is essential and vital, not just for our two international locations however for the worldwide good,” Sandhu, who retires from the Indian Overseas Service at month-end after an illustrious 35-year, stated.

“You will need to be certain that your kids stay invested in India; they journey to India. Like so many different communities right here in the US, you may guarantee by your associations, by your teams as a result of all of you may afford them going to India,” he stated.

“If there’s any problem relating to the safety of the kids, I can guarantee you the embassy and the consulates will aid you out. We’ll organise that in order that it is foolproof. They’ve help once they go,” he stated.

“However do ship them as a result of tomorrow they are going to be in a singular place. In the event that they know India effectively, they are going to be employed by a lot of the worldwide corporations which will probably be transferring into India,” Sandhu stated.

The connection between two international locations, he stated is destined to develop within the coming years.

“Whether or not it is inexpensive healthcare or it’s vitality or it’s know-how, startups, innovation, new rising applied sciences, the US-India relationship is destined to develop massive,” he stated.

Sandhu has been instrumental in opening the Indian Consulate in Seattle, the sixth one after New York, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta and San Francisco.

He additionally advised the diaspora that two extra Indian consulates would quickly open within the US.

“The Indian American group has given us lots of satisfaction. We have now two extra consulates which have been promised and we hope that these two can even open shortly,” he stated.

Sandhu stated throughout his time period because the ambassador, he has spoken to no less than 44 governors of various states of the US.

“Met so lots of the mayors as a result of having frolicked right here, I perceive that lots of authority is there within the states and the cities. Loads of enterprise may be accomplished there and that is why all of you could have a really, very important function to play. You have got performed it prior to now however nonetheless, it is the tip of the iceberg,” Sandhu stated.

Of their remarks in the course of the digital farewell reception that lasted for greater than two hours, Indian People applauded the management of the ambassador and the progress made within the India-US relationship throughout his tenure.

Smita Shah, president of Span Tech from Chicago, stated that that is the nice relationship that Ambassador Sandhu has been capable of assist deepen in his time right here.

“I am personally so grateful as a result of not all the time do folks keep in mind, not simply the senior members of the group, however the girls, the opposite younger members, and also you all the time make everybody really feel linked,” she stated.

Indiana-based businessman Raju Chintala stated Sandhu’s tenure had been characterised by diplomacy at its best and a testomony to his management and dedication to fostering worldwide concord.

“Ambassador Sandhu, you’ll be sincerely missed and your legacy of friendship and collaboration will endure. We lengthen our greatest needs on your future endeavours, assured that your contributions will proceed to form relations between our two nations USA and India,” stated Chintala.

Ajay Jain Bhutoria from Silicon Valley in California stated that Sandhu has been a stalwart diplomat whose management has been pivotal in elevating the US-India relationship to unprecedented heights.

“Ambassador Sandhu, you aren’t only a expert diplomat; you’re a visionary who has considerably formed the trajectory of the Twenty first-century bilateral relationship between the US and India,” he stated.

Bhutoria stated Ambassador Sandhu, a 1988-batch Indian Overseas Service officer, undertook the difficult function of Ambassador to the US in early 2020.

“Navigating a transformative interval underneath two administrations, first led by Donald Trump after which by Joe Biden, he infused the connection with a really bipartisan flavour, showcasing his diplomatic abilities,” he stated.

“His affect reverberates throughout numerous domains – from fostering commerce relations to strengthening defence partnerships, selling academic exchanges, and contributing to the Quad partnership.

“Notably, his strategic imaginative and prescient performed a key function in landmark occasions, resembling Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi’s state lunch, opening the doorways for over 5,000 group members to partake within the historic welcome on the White Home south garden,” Bhutoria stated, referring to the Prime Minister Modi’s State Go to to the US in June final yr.

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