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Meeting with Honourable Defence Minister of India Mr. Manohar Parrikar
18th May, 2015

India’s Honorable Defence Minister, Mr. Manohar Parrikar, met with a 15 member delegation of the local chapter of Pan IIT Alumni Association  (IITAACK) on the concluding day - April 18, 2015 of his first foreign  visit  to South Korea. The  8AM  breakfast  meeting  in  the  Seoul  Millennium  Hilton  Hotel started with a brief introduction to Mr. Parrikar by Mr. Pankaj Agarwal, the President of IITAACK. The delegation applauded Mr. Parrikar for holding the title of being the first IITian  IITB, 1978 Batch) ever to become the Chief Minister of any Indian State. That followed by Mr. Parrikar launching the newly formed association’s logo which features the impression of Seoul Tower adjoining the Pan IIT logo. 

IIT Alumni Association – Korea was  founded in January, 2015 with  the aim of providing a platform to IITians in South Korea to build a professional network and to  further bolster the brand equity of India and IIT in Korea. 

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During  the  hour  long  interactive  session,  Mr.  Parrikar  highlighted  the  importance  of  such organizations and encouraged all Alumni  to learn  from  the  best  practices  of  countries where  they work and to bring that  rich knowledge back to India. He encouraged all  the  recent graduates who made up about half of the delegation to consider starting their entrepreneurial ventures in India. He highlighted  the  new  initiatives  that  the  government of  India  has  taken both  inside  the  defence technology industry and in the general startup ecoCsystem. Mr. Parrikar also shared his journey post IIT and his eventual entry into politics conveying insights about his approach to life.

Several members of the delegation highlighted positive aspects of Korean society and technologies that  India  could  adopt  almost  immediately.  Issues  such  as women’s safety,  infrastructure  and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan  (“Clean India Campaign”) were discussed in the meeting. Towards the final minutes  of  the meeting,  there was a  brief  discussion  on ways to  continue  the engagement  of  this association with the Hon. Defense Minister. 

The  session  was  concluded  with  a  group  photo  shoot  and  a  thank  you  note  by  the  President  of  IITAACKorea. 

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The Honorable Defense Minister, Mr. Manohar Parrikar, was accompanied by Mr. P Krishnamurthy, his private secretary, Mr. Upendar S. Rawat, Counsellor & Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Indiain South Korea, Colonel Ajay Chandpuria, Defence Attaché  to  the Embassy of India in South Korea, and Mr. Jayant Patil, EVP of Larsen & Tourbo, also an IITB graduate.
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