On your marks, get set, go: India 2010

Mrs Sujatha Singh, High Commissioner of India to Australia, has urged the Indian community here to get behind the nation’s efforts in ensuring the 2010 Commonwealth Games will be a success.

“The lead up to the Games gives us a great chance to showcase India to Australia,” she told delegates at the Canberra conference.

“As the Queen’s baton relay makes its way across select Australian capital cities, it is important that the local Indian community get involved in these activities”.

A series of business events are being organised as a curtain raiser, Mrs Singh outlined. These include certain sector specific sessions such as automotive components, food processing, entertainment (especially automation and post production), pharmaceutical, bio technology etc.

Entertainment troupes from India will visit Australia to promote the cultural dimension. The Government of India Tourist Office, she added, will play a pivotal role in spreading the spirit of the Commonwealth Games through the local Indian Australian community to the mainstream.