The Union Finance Minister proposed to consider issuing Aadhaar Card for Non-Resident Indians with Indian Passports. She also proposed to launch a Mission that will integrate India's traditional artisans and their creative products with global markets. Wherever necessary patents and geographical indicators, will be obtained for them.
India's soft power is appreciated in so many different ways. In the last three years, Yoga has been practiced in large numbers on International Yoga Day in 192 countries around the world. Mahatma Gandhi's favourite bhajan "Vaishnav Jana To Tene Kahiye" was sung in 40 countries by their lead artists. The annual "Bharat Ko Janno" quiz competition is sought after as an event to participate by not only NRIs but also foreigners. The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, stated this while presenting the Union Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today.