Bill Gates Hails India As A ‘Global Leader in Breakthrough Innovations’
Bill Gates, chairman of the Gates Foundation, flagged off the first India Day celebrations in the Greater Seattle area as Consulate General of India as Seattle’s Guest of Honor, on India’s 78th Independence Day
Washington: American businessman and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has praised India as a world leader with start forward advancements. He made these remarks when taking part within the inaugural India Independence Day celebrations on the newly-opened Indian Consulate in Seattle. Bill Gates, chairman of the Gates Groundwork, flagged off the first India Day celebrations within the Superior Seattle place as Consulate Identified of India as Seattle’s Visitor of Honor, on India’s 78th Independence Day, a media liberate pointed out.
As per the recordsdata group PTI academic materials, addressing the well-nigh 2,000 plus members of the Indian American nearby, he observed India “as a world leader with start forward advancements in areas like applied sciences, agriculture and healthcare”.
“From manufacturing chance-free low-value vaccines to the complete leadership shown by the Indian diaspora to India’s Digital Public Infrastructure – India’s ingenuity is supporting now no longer simply Indians, no depend the total world. Countries your whole way by the International South are leveraging India’s ride to construct their DPI buildings,” Microsoft founder Bill Gates pointed out.
Assorted attendees on the India Day celebrations incorporated Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, Congressman Adam Smith, Lt. Identified Xavier Brunson, Commander of the Americas First Corps within the Pacific Northwest, Rear Admiral Mark Sucato, Commander of the Navy Region Northwest, Washington Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck, Washington Secretary of Nation Steve Hobbs, and Chief Justice Steve Gonzalez of the Washington Supreme Court.
The match, held for the first time within the Superior Seattle place, featured floats and cultural performances representing all states and regions of India, celebrating the theme of Cohesion in Diversity. Every of the floats have been put when by renowned leaders of the Indian American nearby and reflected amongst the true components of India’s prosperous cultural heritage.
So that they will mark the match, five separate right proclamations have been issued by governments/city councils of King County, Bellevue Metropolis (Washington), Portland (Oregon), Hillsboro (Oregon), and Tigard (Oregon) to honour the India Day celebrations.
On India’s 78th Independence Day, Mark Gordon, Governor of Wyoming also despatched a separate congratulatory message. Some iconic buildings in Seattle and Bellevue also lit up in tricolours to mark the India Day celebrations, the media liberate extra.
(With PTI Inputs)
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