By Nirmala George. Singapore, Singapore, 10:30 PM IST Overseas Indians from more than 20 countries Saturday ended a three-day meet in Singapore pledging to take advantage of new opportunities in trade and investment offered by a booming Indian economy. Bringing together more than 700 members of the Indian diaspora from all parts of the globe to Singapore at the time of a deep global financial crisis was no mean feat, but the organizers of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-Singapore pulled it off with aplomb. The conference was organised by the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) with strong backing from the governments of India and Singapore. Describing the conference as 'the best advertisement for India', Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said it had...
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