India will have one of the most strategic pavilions at the Dubai Expo 2020, which will aim to foster solutions for the world’s biggest challenges, United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador Ahmed AlBanna said on Thursday.
The Indian pavilion is crucial, both in terms of location and size, for the expo that is expected to draw 25 million visitors, the envoy told a media briefing. Each Indian state will be given an opportunity to showcase its economy and culture at the pavilion.
The expo, which was postponed for a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, will begin on October 1 and run till March 31, 2022. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) will supervise the Indian pavilion, which will be retained and run by the Indian government even after the expo.
The theme for the expo is “Connecting minds, creating the future”, and the event has the subthemes of opportunity, mobility and sustainability. The subthemes are aimed at unlocking the potential of…