Indian Community Sample Clauses

Indian Community. There is a small resident Indian community of 1000 in Hungary, mostly professionals in IT, those working in Indo-Hungarian joint ventures, including some 200 students, who are studying in various universities in Budapest, Pecs, Szeged and Debrecen. From time to time, there is an exchange of research scholars and scientists for a period ranging from three weeks to six months under our exchange programmes. In addition there are a few Indians who are married to local Hungarians and permanently settled in Hungary.

Indian Community. India has an important link with Seychelles in the form of Indian nationals being the earliest inhabitants of this island, mostly from Tamil Nadu and later from Gujarat, who came as traders, labours, construction workers and more recently as professionals. The number of Indian nationals including PIOs is 10,000 which is significant in a country having total population of 91,000. A Hindu temple, Lord Navasakthi Vinayagar Temple, built in 1992 is a major tourist attraction in Victoria. The Indian community celebrates Holi, Janmashtami, Dusshera and Diwali every year besides organizing various cultural events, talk shows, music concerts etc. The Indian community also spearheads the organising of the annual India-Seychelles Day every October. The Indian community is visible in all walks of life in Seychelles, particularly in trading. Virtually all the shops in this country are owned by the Tamil community. A large portion of the real estate business and the construction industry is controlled by the Gujarati community. The prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) was conferred on the Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Seychelles, Justice ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ on 9 January 2015 at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in Gandhinagar. He is the second recipient of the PBSA from Seychelles after ▇▇. ▇. Ramadoss in 2006.

Indian Community. The arrival of Indians in Japan for business and commercial interests began in the 1870s at the two major open ports of Yokohama and Kobe. More Indians entered Japan during World War I when Japanese products were sought to fill gaps in demand that war-torn Europe could not meet. Following the great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, most of the Indians in Yokohama relocated to the Kansai region (Osaka-Kobe), and the city hosted the largest migrant Indian population in Japan. Yokohama authorities offered special incentives to the Indian community after World War II to revive their old base in Kanto. The old Indian community in Japan focused on trading in textiles, commodities and electronics. With close linkages to India as well as connections in Hong Kong and Shanghai, they became major players in trading activities across Asia. A newer segment of the community is engaged in gems and jewelry. The Indian community established the Indian Merchants Association in Yokohama (IMAY) in 1929. In recent years, there has been a change in the composition of the Indian community with the arrival of a large number of professionals. These include IT professionals and engineers working for Indian and Japanese firms as well as professionals in management, finance, education, and S&T research who are engaged with multinational as well as Indian and Japanese organisations. The Nishikasai area in Tokyo is emerging as a “mini-India”. The community is engaged in a range of cultural and social activities. This maintains their links with the motherland and also promotes contacts with their Japanese neighbours. Their growing numbers has prompted the opening of two Indian schools in Tokyo and one in Yokohama. The community is actively engaged in events organized by the Embassy. The Indian community lives harmoniously with its neighbours and has developed relations with local governments to become valuable members of the Japanese community.

Indian Community. The Non-Resident Indian Community in Trinidad and Tobago constitutes about 600 persons engaged in business, medicine, teaching and other professions. The Mission is in close contact with the Indian Diaspora (about 42% of the total population of Trinidad and Tobago) and has been actively promoting various schemes of the Government of India meant for them such as OCI scheme, ▇▇▇, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA), etc.

Indian Community. The Indian community in Australia continues to grow in size and

Indian Community. ▪ About 60,000 Indian nationals live in Bhutan, employed mostly in the hydro-electric power construction and road industry. ▪ In addition, around 8000-10,000 daily workers enter and exit Bhutan everyday in border towns. ▪ Both India and Bhutan are founding members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) that deals with economic, social and cultural development of South Asian Region. ▪ Both of them also share other multilateral forums such as BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal), BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) etc.

Indian Community. The Indian community in Italy (estimated at 180,000 including PIOs) is the third largest community of Indians in Europe after UK and the Netherlands. According to official Italian data, there are 1.62 lakhs legal Indian migrants as on Jan 2019 (of which 58.8% are male and 41.2% female), accounting 4.4% of the non-EU citizens and 5th largest foreign community in Italy. As first generation migrants, majority of them are engaged in economic sectors such as agriculture, dairy farming, leather industry, construction works and in service industry.

Indian Community. Around 6,00,000 Indians are living/domiciled in Nepal. These include businessmen and traders who have been living in Nepal for a long time, professionals (doctors, engineers, IT personnel) and labourers (including seasonal/migratory in the construction sector). An Indian Citizens’ Association (ICA) of Nepal was formed on 14 September 1990. ICA is the only association of resident Indian citizens in Nepal with branches at Pokhara, Damak and Bhairahawa, and provides a platform for discussion on matters pertaining to the legitimate interest of resident Indians in Nepal and works for the protection of such interests.