Exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday recalled Fiji President Wiliame Katonivere’s touch upon the affect of Hindi cinema on him and his favorite Hindi movie. Talking on the World Hindi Convention in Suva, Jaishankar stated that the objective was to make Hindi a world language and the convention turns into a platform the place each Hindi lover can take part.
“I feel everyone seems to be hopeful that this convention can be a Mahakumbh of Hindi the place individuals from everywhere in the world will come. It’s going to turn out to be a platform for a world networking platform within the topic of Hindi,” he stated.
Jaishankar stated India has assured Fiji that they are going to assist to meet the demand for educating Hindi, Tamil, and different languages.
Recalling Fiji’s President’s comment on Hindi Cinema’s affect, Jaishankar stated that Katonivere advised him Hindi movie has a terrific impression on him and has seen many movies.
“Once I requested which is his favorite movie, he stated ‘no query, Sholay’. He stated that he nonetheless remembers the track ‘Yeh Dosti’,” the minister stated.
India and Fiji share shut, pleasant and long-standing relations with a powerful factor of improvement partnership. This yr marks the seventy fifth yr of the institution of India’s diplomatic presence in Fiji.
Jaishankar’s go to marks the primary high-level go to to Fiji because the change of presidency in December 2022, the MEA assertion stated.
Jaishankar had earlier addressed the Indian diaspora in Suva.
“The Indian group spreading internationally has achieved its personal milestones, and is immediately an unlimited asset to each India, to the nation the place they reside, and the world,” the exterior affairs minister stated whereas addressing the Indian Diaspora in Fiji on Thursday.