Bharatanatyam Performance in Manila, 17 February 2017

PHILIPPINES-INDIA INVESTMENT FORUM March 14, 2017

5th Holi Festival 2017 (an Indian festival of colors) on March 12, 2017

New ERA University  ASEAN Studies Center.

Holi Celebrations

India-Philippines Investment Forum held on 14 March 2017 in Manila

Visit of Election Commission of India delegation led by Hon'ble Dr. Nasim Zaidi, Chief Election Commissioner

International Day of Yoga being celebrated in Manila on 17 June 2017 at Music Hall, Mall of Asia from 1400 hrs onwards

Celebration of 100th Birth Anniversary of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay

Ambassador Designate Jaideep Mazumdar met Alan Peter Cayetano, Secretary Department of Foreign Affairs. Both of them had a fruitful discussion and exchanged views on ways and means to take the Bilateral relationship forward. Ambassador Designate Jaideep Mazumdar also presented copies of credentials to the Foreign Secretary.

Ambassador (Designate) Jaideep Mazumdar interacting with Indian students in Davao Medical School Foundation (DMSF). Presently, about 4500 students are enrolled in the DMSF studying BS and medical course. In all, over 10,000 Indian students are pursuing BS and medical course in various colleges in the Philippines with maximum students enrolled in DMSF followed by Perpetual Dalta in Las Pinas which has about 1800 students. Significant number of Indian students are also in NCR region of Manila, Vigan, Cebu, Bicol, etc.

Ambassador Jaideep Mazumdar was the chief guest at the function organized by Tata Motors and their official distributor, Pilipinas Taj Autogroup Inc., to launch the commercial vehicles of the Tata Motors.

Members of spiritual organization Brahmakumaris tied Rakhi to Ambassador on the occasion of Rakshabandhan.

Indian Medical Students of University of Northern Philippines, Vigan City interacting with Ambassador. We encourage Indian students to keep close touch with embassy and more importantly register themselves.

Ambassador as the SOM leader of India at the EAS SOM, East Asia Summit Senior Officials Meeting.

Ambassador at the Mekong- Ganga Cooperation(MGC) Senior Officials Meeting at Manila,Philippines.

Minister of State for External Affairs, General (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) , and Secretary (East) and SOM Leader, Ms. Preeti Saran, arrived in Manila on August 6, 2017, to attend the 7th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers Meeting and 24th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)

Gen. (Dr.) V.K. Singh (Retd), Minister State for External Affairs in a Bilateral meeting with His Excellency, Vasantha Senanayake, Minister of State for Sri Lanka, on August 6, 2017 at Manila during on the sidelines of 7th East Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Ministers Meeting and 24th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)

Group photo before the 8th Mekong - Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Ministerial Meeting

Special supplement of Philippine Daily Inquirer on the occasion of 70th Anniversary of Indias Independence

As part of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program, 7 Filipino Officials are leaving for India on September 4, 2017 to attend the 4 courses namely, Specialized Training Programme in Cyber Attacks and Prevention Techniques, Skill Development and Employment Generation, Capital Markets and Investment Banking, and Informal Sector Enterprise, Entrepreneurship amp Local Economic Development. We wish them well.

As a part of India 70 celebrations, Embassy of India in Manila, Philippines is organizing a Food Festival of India in collaboration with Sofitel Hotel and Resorts. The Food Festival (11 17 September, 2017) was inaugurated on 29th August, 2017 in the presence of various distinguished guests and media. The Food Festival also incorporates cooking class with Chef Halim Ali Khan on 12th September, 2017.

Missionaries of Charity sisters called on the Ambassador on 23 August. They presented him with a portrait of Mother Teresa.

Five Filipino Government personnel from the Department of Budget and Management and Local Government Unit are leaving for India from August 28, 2017 to attend the 11th Advanced Course on Municipal Finance, Expenditure Management and Performance Outcomes organized by Society for Development Studies, New Delhi, under the Indian Technical Economic Programme (ITEC). ITEC is the flagship programme of the Government of India and is aimed at capacity building and sharing developmental experiences. The entire expenditure on the candidates including the air fares are borne by the Government of India.

Ambassador Jaideep Mazumdar inspiring children at an Art Competition Dream India - your vision of India in 2020 in Manila, Philippines.

Ambassador Jaideep Mazumdar speaking at FICCI General Membership meeting at Dusit Thani Hotel on 18 August.

Ambassador administering the Sadbhavna Divas pledge to India based Embassy Officials

Philippine delegation participating in India ASEAN Youth Summit in Bhopal 10 Filipino youths are presently in India to participate in the India ASEAN Youth Summit in Bhopal. During the Summit, the delegates gave a presentation about their country.

H.E Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India meeting H.E. Hyun Chong KIM, Minister of Trade, Republic of Korea on the sidelines of 49th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Meeting in Manila, Philippines on 9th September 2017.

H.E Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India meeting H.E. Hiroshige Seko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan on the sidelines of ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Meeting in Manila, Philippines on 9th September 2017.