FII Media Release
Federation of Indian Industry Celebrates 75th Year of Independence with the US
and Canada August 29, 2021
The 75th Year of Indian Independence was celebrated along with the US and Canada on 29th August 2021 through an Online Virtual mode. The event commenced with a welcome note immediately followed by unfurling of the National flag by the Guest of Honor Sh. Brijendra Singh Hon’ble Member of Parliament Lok Sabha and followed by playing of the
Indian National Anthem. The program commenced with a brief note by the Director-General Mr. Deepak Jain. He set the theme for the celebrations of New India…Shining India and talked about the current positioning of Indian Industry and economy. He emphasized the need for thought leadership in the country and invited the global community for nation-building activities. He also explained how FII is committed to taking India is into the new world order with its global presence and several verticals of activities. The limelight of the event was the address by Maj Gen GD Bakshi, Chairperson Water Resources Committee. Gen Bakshi talked about the strategic war that India and the world may face. The era of biological warfare has come and we must gear up for the same. This was followed by the launch of his book Thunder Dragon. Mentioning his book Gen Bakshi narrated that it is an entirely fictional account of a hypothetical scenario that is chillingly probable and based on detailed research & analysis regarding the Covid 19 as a probable or deliberately released part of a biological warfare attack designed to cause disarray and collapse of nations & set them up for military strikes and economic devastation? “What if scenario” of – was COVID-19 a Biological Warfare first strike and how exactly it could have happened in China. He sequentially explained the possible chronological events that led to the spread of the Covid virus in the world through the Chinese Wuhan Institute. The Country heads of the US and Canada were introduced during the event. An overwhelming presence of and the Pravasi Bhartiya community reflected the enthusiasm. The presence of international diaspora from Thailand, London, and Germany is of significant mention.
The keynote address by Sh. Brijendra Singh Ji talked about how after Independence India rose to economic power and how is it exponentially rising to be the superpower. He emphasized that India is successful because of its democracy which is its main power. He mentioned that India is currently USD 2.65 trillion GDP 5/6 position in the globe and with the collective efforts of all Indians 5 Trillion is not very far. The Government is committed to easing of doing business. But we must start thinking that still our main business is based
on imports and we must look into those directions of making India self-reliant as a pragmatic approach. We must capitalize on humans as a resource, he added. Sardar Harbhajan Singh of FII spoke about how Indians have started believing in them and what is the role of the global diaspora in building the Indian Industry and Economy. Ms. Rachna Nath (US Chapter) and Mr. Vidya Bhushan Dhar (Canada Chapter) introduced their respective Chapters and also provided a Vote of Thanks. The program was conducted by Chairperson International Affairs Committee Mr. Hitender Mehta welcomed the guests and introduced the country heads. Mr. Uditendu Verma, chairperson CSR presented the achievements of FII. Dr. Shailendra Vyas, Vice President FII shared the Concluding remarks.
Office Secretary
Federation of Indian Industry
