Top Japanese, Indian industry leaders, bureaucrats and diplomats to play golf at 70th Anniversary India-Japan Friendship Golf Cup in Gurugram on Oct 9

NEW DELHI: Gurugram is all set to host the “70th Anniversary India-Japan Friendship Golf Cup” on October 9 to celebrate the year 2022 as the 70^th anniversary of the establishment of India-Japan diplomatic relations. Being supported by the Embassy of Japan and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (JCCII), this one-day golfing event would witness the participation of 70 senior Japanese corporate honchos, and diplomats. As many as 38 senior executives from Indian companies, and top bureaucrats from Haryana and the central government will play golf with their Japanese counterparts.

The “70th Anniversary India-Japan Friendship Golf Cup”, which is being organised by Asian Community News (ACN) Network (www.asiancommunitynews.com), is likely to be attended by the central government ministers including Ms. Meenakashi Lekhi, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Faggan Singh Kulaste, Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development, and Arjun Munda, Minister of Tribal Affairs.

The event is also likely to be attended by the Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Singh Chautala.

Kunihiko Kawazu san, Minister & Deputy Chief of Mission, and Charge d’affairs Ad Interim, Embassy of Japan, and Kenji Sugino, Secretary-General, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in India (JCCII) will also join the 70th Anniversary India-Japan Friendship Golf Cup.

A team of ACN Editorial Advisory Board led by Sanjeev K Ahuja, Editor-in-Chief, Asian Community News (ACN) Network, and Prakash Yadav, Member, ACN Editorial Advisory Board  recently visited the Embassy of Japan to invite Kunihiko Kawazu san. He is also an ace golfer. They also visited the JCCII office in New Delhi to invite Kenji Sugino san, also an avid golfer for the event. AJU Group of Japanese Hotels is also supporting the event.

Many other senior diplomats from the top government-run organisations including Niti Ayog (formerly known as Planning commission), India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited, Northern Railways, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Defence, and many others.

The one-day event that is being organised at the 18-hole Golden Greens golf Club in Gurugram would be followed by an award ceremony and networking dinner the same evening.

The event offers an excellent opportunity for Indian industry leaders and bureaucrats to interact closely with top Japanese counterparts who are likely to join the event from companies like Maruti Suzuki, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, etc.

The 70th Anniversary India-Japan Friendship Golf Cup aims to contribute and be a part of the ongoing 70^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Japan.

“It also aims at creating awareness among the Indian government, bureaucracy, and corporate world (especially the SMEs) about the importance of affinity with the Japanese counterparts. Other objectives include promoting Incubation for Japanese small and medium enterprises in India, promoting collaborations between Japanese and Indian companies, promoting skilling in India for AI artificial intelligence, automation, and soft skilling, Indo-Japanese ties both in the commercial and cultural domains, and also to contribute to the development of Japanese business in northeast India.

About the organisers:

As you know that ACN Network is an India-based (Gurugram) reputed news-media house dedicated to the relentless coverage of Indo-Asian affairs with a special focus on key Asian countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and other ASEAN countries who are close ally and partners in progress with India.