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.
Rini Kakati
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