Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today invited NRIs and American-Indians to work in India for country’s progress. Addressing a reception of Indian Community in USA hosted by Indian Ambassador Meera Shankar in Washington the Prime Minister appreciated Indian community for their contribution, creativity and hard work and said “we will require imagination and innovation to succeed. People of Indian origin worldwide can contribute mightily to this effort”.
Talking about global slowdown he said that though it had hurt the country but gross savings ratio and gross investment ratio had helped to sustain high growth rate. The Prime Minister said that India need a better education system, better health care system, investment and modern infrastructure.

“In the past few years we have already experienced what has been called a “reverse brain-drain”. I would prefer to call this “brain gain” or, indeed, a meeting of minds. We have tried to encourage this flow by making it easier for Indian and American scholars, scientists, business leaders and other professionals to work together. Let me take this opportunity to extend an invitation to all Indian Americans and non-resident Indians who wish to return home to India in one capacity or another,” he said.

The Prime Minister said that NRIs no longer have to make a choice between here and there. Modern technology and flexible policies have opened possibilities of working in both places. Terming India and US similar in many ways Manmohan Singh said that relation with US will remain one of the important pillars of our foreign policy.