EuroIndia Centre
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The EuroIndia Centre is a non-profit organisation founded in 2001 by the former French Prime Minister Raymond Barre
and the present Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
. The EuroIndia Centre is a private institution, legally registered in France and financed by individual, public and corporate donations and membership dues. It functions as a high-level networking organisation aiming to bring together prominent personalities, businesses and other bodies from Europe and India, particularly in the fields of urban planning, civic management and heritage management, as well as business, education, science, technology and the media. Apart from this, it also aims by various means such as conferences and courses to further public and professional awareness of and interest in Indo-European interactions.
The registered office and secretariat of the EIC are situated in La Rochelle
(France), but it is also run from Mumbai
(India). Though in principle membership is open to all, actual membership is quite restrictive and is carefully vetted by the EIC board.
It cooperates with organisations such as the Assembly of European Regions
.
Raymond Barre
Raymond Octave Joseph Barre was a French centre-right politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three Presidents and later served as Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981...
and the present Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. He is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. A Sikh, he is the first non-Hindu to occupy the office. Singh is also the 7th Prime Minister belonging to the Indian...
. The EuroIndia Centre is a private institution, legally registered in France and financed by individual, public and corporate donations and membership dues. It functions as a high-level networking organisation aiming to bring together prominent personalities, businesses and other bodies from Europe and India, particularly in the fields of urban planning, civic management and heritage management, as well as business, education, science, technology and the media. Apart from this, it also aims by various means such as conferences and courses to further public and professional awareness of and interest in Indo-European interactions.
The registered office and secretariat of the EIC are situated in La Rochelle
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
(France), but it is also run from Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
(India). Though in principle membership is open to all, actual membership is quite restrictive and is carefully vetted by the EIC board.
It cooperates with organisations such as the Assembly of European Regions
Assembly of European Regions
The Assembly of European Regions , the largest independent network of regions in wider Europe. Bringing together more than 270 regions from 33 countries and 16 interregional organisations, AER is the political voice of its members and a forum for interregional co-operation.- Historical background...
.
Co-presidents:
- Harjit Singh AnandHarjit Singh AnandHarjit Singh Anand is a former senior administrator in the Government of India and co-president of the EuroIndia Centre, Professor at the Centre for Study of Administration of Relief and President of the Working Group on Famine and Society of the International Sociological Association.- Education...
— Former Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India; Former Member Secretary to the National Capital RegionNational Capital Region (India)The National Capital Region in India is a name for the conurbation or metropolitan area which encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi as well as urban areas ringing it in neighbouring states of Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan...
Planning Board; Professor, Centre for Study of Administration of Relief (Delhi); President, Working Group on Famine and Society of the International Sociological AssociationInternational Sociological AssociationInternational Sociological Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific purposes in the field of sociology and social sciences... - Colette Mathur — Former Senior Advisor to the Managing Board for India and South Asia to the World Economic ForumWorld Economic ForumThe World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
; President, India Invest (Geneva) and Chairperson, Atherstone India Invest Group (Mumbai)
Treasurer:
- Ashok Kar — Director,INFRA (Paris); Advisor to the Chamber of Commerce France-IndiaChamber of Commerce France-India CCI-FIThe Chamber of Commerce France-India is a not-for-profit association whose main missions are to "gather" and "inform" its members both in France and in India in order to foster bilateral trade.-Objectives:...
Members:
- Emmanuel Chastang — Teacher of English and Author (Nimes)
- Rahul Peter DasRahul Peter DasRahul Peter Das is the professor of South Asian studies at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, where he is also the Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Philosophy I and erstwhile Director of the Centre for Languages of the University...
— Professor of South Asian Studies and Dean of Studies, Faculty of Philosophy I of the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg - Isabelle Milbert — Professor, Graduate Institute of International and Development StudiesGraduate Institute of International and Development StudiesThe Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is a highly selective postgraduate educational and research institute situated in Geneva, Switzerland...
- Guillermo Rodriguez — Managing Director, Casa de la India (Valladolid)
- Dominique Turcq — Founder-President, Boostzone Institute (Paris); CEO, Fenixs (Paris)
Former Co-presidents
- Raymond BarreRaymond BarreRaymond Octave Joseph Barre was a French centre-right politician and economist. He was a Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs under three Presidents and later served as Prime Minister under Valéry Giscard d'Estaing from 1976 until 1981...
— former Prime Minister of France - Manmohan SinghManmohan SinghManmohan Singh is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. He is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. A Sikh, he is the first non-Hindu to occupy the office. Singh is also the 7th Prime Minister belonging to the Indian...
— present Prime Minister of India - Anand MahindraAnand MahindraAnand Mahindra is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of one of India’s largest enterprise, Mahindra & Mahindra. His grandfather KC Mahindra co-founded the company from his hometown Ludhiana, Punjab...
— CEO of Mahindra & Mahindra - Jamshyd N. Godrej — Chairman and Managing Director of the Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company of the Godrej GroupGodrej GroupThe Godrej Group is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, India. It was founded by Ardeshir Godrej and Pirojsha Godrej in 1897, Lalbaug, Mumbai...