Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. File | Photograph credit score: Reuters
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to open an Indian consulate in Los Angeles.
“Particularly as we put together to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the Olympic and Paralympic Video games in 2028, I’m excited and honored by this announcement,” Bass mentioned in a press release on Wednesday (September 25, 2024).
With practically 1,000,000 Indians and Indian-People dwelling in California, the brand new Consulate will probably be a useful resource for folks from throughout the area, in addition to these visiting from India within the years to return, he mentioned.
“I’ve seen firsthand the important work our consulates in Los Angeles do to assist the communities they signify and to construct bridges – financial, academic and cultural – between our cities and our folks. They’re an important a part of what makes our metropolis a worldwide metropolis, and we sit up for welcoming representatives from India to Los Angeles,” Ms. Bass added.
Ms. Bass mentioned the Los Angeles area can also be house to greater than 180 universities and faculties, scholar expertise facilities, analysis and innovation.
“California is proud to host greater than 10 % of all Indians learning in america, and we worth the bridges it creates between our communities… Tourism between India and Los Angeles is one other supply of mutual profit… With over 100,000 Indian guests to Los Angeles yearly, a consulate is not going to solely present vital providers however will develop into a key companion in increasing our cooperation,” he mentioned.
Los Angeles is house to greater than 150,000 Native People.
“With the most important port advanced within the Western Hemisphere, hundreds of startups and the third-largest enterprise capital market in america, and a number of worldwide sporting and leisure occasions scheduled for the subsequent decade, together with the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Video games, I’m excited concerning the limitless alternatives to strengthen ties between Los Angeles and India,” Bass mentioned.
Revealed – September 26, 2024 01:34 pm IST
