External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Australian High Commissioner to India Patrick Suckling addressed the AIYD 2014 in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Commenting on AIYD 2014, Ruchir Punjabi, Chairman, AIYD, said, “AIYD has occupied a pre-eminent position in fostering youth-led initiatives in Australia and India. We have been consistently identifying emerging and promising business leaders, who are utilising this unique platform to foster and promote business relationships between the two nations. The AIYD will take this initiative to the next level to ensure that these socio-economic and business relationships are sustained on a long-term basis for mutual benefit in multiple sectors.” At the AIYD 2014, 15 young achievers each from diverse background, such as, legal, entrepreneurship, engineering, international policy, UN, non-profit sector, society influences, finance, media and community engagement, shared their experiences and discussed on probable international collaborations
The third edition of the Australia India Youth Dialogue (AIYD) was convened in Hyderabad on January 27 and 28. The event which saw interesting sessions on diverse topics being deliberated by experts from Australia and India was meant to foster better relationship between the two nations.