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The
photo gallery section allows us to share
photos of David in Edmonton, Ottawa and
other places he travels to as Secretary
of State (Asia-Pacific). This section will
be updated frequently so please check back
often.
From
January 5th to 14th, David
visited Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore,
Mysore and Chandigarh, India.
He was accompanied by Member of Parliament
for Scarborough-Rouge
River, Derek Lee, Policy Advisor Michael
Wodzicki and his Senior Constituency Assistant,
Sukhbir Lalli.
They
visited 6 cities in 9 days, including the
location of Canada's
forthcoming Consulate in Chandigarh, Punjab.
The primary purposes of the visit were to
promote trade and investment and
to
demonstrate Canada's commitment to sustaining
& enriching our human links
with
India.
In
Hyderabad, David participated in the Confederation
of India Industries 3rd Partnership
Summit in Hyderabad.
He delivered remarks to over 150
individuals
interested in doing business in Canada at
a partnership luncheon held
on January 7th, 2003.
He
also spoke at a plenary session entitled,
"China-India:
Where Does Foreign Investment Go?".
David met with a number of Indian
companies with interests in Canada,
including
Satyam and Infosys (both of which have chosen
Canada as home for their
global development centres), as well as
Kshema Technologies. Areas
where Canada is looking to increase trade
and investment with India include
information communications technology (ICT),
natural resources, biotechnology,
agriculture and nanotechnology.
David
also joined more than 300 experts from India
and abroad at the 3rd Asia-Pacific
and 19th Indian Association for Canadian
Studies (IACS) International
Conference in Mysore.
With over 1000 members, the Association
is
the largest of its kind in the world. In his keynote address, Minister Kilgour
spoke to the conference's theme "Globalisation
& Consumerism: Canadian
Studies in the Asia-Pacific context".
David,
Mr. Boota Singh (Former Home Minister of
India) and Mr. Hanspal,
President
of Congress Party of Punjab.
Darek
Lee, David, Mr. Maheshwari, Mr. Dhindsa,
Mr. Singh, Sukhbir, Mr. Brian
Dickson,
Deputy High Commissioner at the Chandigarh
Train Station.
David,
Mr. Riar and Mr. Singh at a luncheon.
David
with faculty at the Canadian Institute for
International Studies,
Chandigarh,
India.
David
Speaks at Partnership lunch in Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
David
speaks at IACS Opening Ceremonies, University
of Mysore, Mysore, India.
With
Canadian delegates to the IACS
Conference, Mysore, India.
Lighting
the lamp of knowledge at the
opening ceremonies of the 19th IACS and
3rd Asia-Pacific Summit. David
Kilgour is in the centre, to his
right is Dr. Arun Nigavekar, Chairman of
University Grants Commission (India),
and (far right) Vice-Chancellor Dr.
S.N. Hegde of University of Mysore;
to his immediate left, Professor
Urananthamurthy, and Brian Dickson,
Canadian Deputy High-Commissioner.
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