NEW YORK: GOPIO, the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin, together with the New York Consul General of India, announced the USA launch of GOPIO’s International Chamber of Commerce (GICC) at the Indian Consulate in New York on April 28. GICC was inaugurated earlier at India’s business capital in Mumbai on Jan. 10 by the Governor of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu Vidyasagar Rao.
Honored Chief Guest Mrs. Riva Ganguly Das, Consul General of India and GOPIO’s elected GOPIO officials hosted this event for the Indian Diaspora of the New York Tri-State region. The inauguration event was attended by approximately 150 members of the NRI and PIO community.
Master of Ceremony Prakash Shah, Co-Chair of GICC said, “GOPIO has tapped into a long-felt need for an international networking organization for the business People of Indian Origin. GICC has gotten off to a flying start after the January 10 global launch in Mumbai (India) by the Maharashtra Governor, with requests from around the world pouring in to open GICC chapters in all the major cities”.
Shah stated that, “GICC aims to bring together the business people of the Indian Diaspora, providing them the networking opportunity on a common worldwide platform.”
Indian Consul General Riva Ganguly Das welcomed the attendees to the Consulate for the US launch of GICC, commenting “GOPIO is the only organization that truly represents the interests of the worldwide 30 million Indian Diaspora.” She praised this latest GOPIO venture launch remarking, “GOPIO ‘s GICC initiative is most timely and very much needed at this time.”
Other speakers included H. R. Shah, Chair of the GICC launch; GOPIO Life Member and Parikh Media Chairman Dr. Sudhir Parikh and New Jersey Assemblyman Raj Mukherji.
Dr. Thomas Abraham Chairman of GOPIO International presented the details of GICC including the genesis of GICC.
India Post News Service
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