ಬಹುದಿನಗಳ ಕನಸು ನನಸು: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಮೆರಿಕ ಕಾನ್ಸುಲೇಟ್‌ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆ

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ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಮೆರಿಕದ ಕಾನ್ಸುಲೇಟ್‌ ಕಚೇರಿಯನ್ನು ವಿದೇಶಾಂಗ ಸಚಿವ ಎಸ್.ಜೈಶಂಕರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಅಮೆರಿಕ ರಾಯಭಾರಿ ಎರಿಕ್ ಗ್ಯಾರ್‌ಸೆಟಿ ಅವರು ಇಂದು ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿದರು.

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00:00It is an opportunity to see India through the eyes of Bangalore and Karnataka.

00:05From the beginning, everywhere in the world, we have been seeing India through the eyes of Bangalore.

00:12Today, it is not just a matter of getting a passport or visa.

00:17Here, culture, tradition, education, and the best education that we have, is a cream.

00:27They are working abroad.

00:30But, fortunately, after September 11th, after some riots started in the world,

00:37Bangalore itself is a place to learn history.

00:41Here, there is peace.

00:44Education, knowledge, and technological power that we have here,

00:50it all started from here.

00:53IT, BT, start-up, EV, health sector, even in health tourism also.

00:59This is a very special place.

01:02Banking sector.

01:04Even today, after Maharashtra, after Bombay,

01:07next to India, Bangalore pays the most exports and taxes.

01:12Now, about 40% of the export tax is from Bangalore.

01:17So, in the future, all the good universities should come and try out here.

01:21Our children should not go there.

01:23It is a great opportunity to become bi-lateral from here.

01:29This is not just an opportunity for Karnataka.

01:33For India and Bangalore.

01:36Especially, about 1.5 crore people work in America.

01:43In the same way, millions of students study here.

01:48Their families and businessmen,

01:53from industry, commerce, to agriculture,

01:56they all come here.

01:58So, this is a great opportunity.

02:02To make this dream come true,

02:04when I came here before,

02:07I told them that we will give you land.

02:11I have also helped many times.

02:14I have helped the members of parliaments.

02:16I have helped the people.

02:18I have helped the middle class.

02:21Now, that dream has come true.

02:23From today, business,

02:25and especially,

02:27we have travel,

02:29for parents,

02:31to go to work,

02:33IT industry,

02:35and other industries,

02:37this is a good opportunity for all of them.

02:39In Chennai,

02:41every year,

02:43hotel and travel expenses,

02:4525,000 to 30,000 rupees,

02:47were spent on common people.

02:49And, time was also getting wasted.

02:51Waiting for one day,

02:53waiting for two days,

02:55is also getting wasted.

02:57Today, for the people of Bangalore,

02:59for the people of Kannada,

03:01it is a very happy occasion.

03:03It is a very important day.

03:05Since we were in high school,

03:07there was a demand

03:09for a U.S. consulate

03:11to come to Bangalore.

03:13Today,

03:15Narendra Modi,

03:17and Jai Shankar,

03:19are trying to fulfill that demand.

03:21For the past 6 years,

03:23after I became the president of Bangalore,

03:25about 4-5 times,

03:27I have met the

03:29Indian ambassador of America,

03:31the current ambassador,

03:33and foreign ministers

03:35on Tuesdays,

03:37to meet and

03:39carry out this project.

03:41We are doing this for the people of Bangalore.

03:43We were making a demand

03:45to come to this U.S. consulate.

03:47If you want to get a visa,

03:49for stamping,

03:51for biometrics,

03:53for Chennai, Hyderabad, Calcutta, Mumbai,

03:55and Delhi,

03:57even in such a big city,

03:59there is a demand

04:01for a U.S. consulate.

04:03Today,

04:05we are starting

04:07the visa process

04:09as soon as possible.

04:11Today,

04:13Ambassador Eric Garcetti

04:15has spoken.

04:17When I spoke to him,

04:19I reminded him

04:21to start the visa process

04:23as soon as possible.

04:27I have 100% confidence

04:29that

04:31this will work

04:33as a full-fledged consulate.

04:35For the people,

04:37for their education,

04:39for business,

04:41for the relations between the two countries,

04:43this will work as a big milestone

04:45for the U.S. consulate.

04:47Namaskaram!

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