India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is delighted and honoured to be hosting the 2022 ABU annual meetings, its CEO, Gaurav Dwivedi, told the opening of the General Assembly.

“I extend a warm welcome to all the distinguished delegates to India, a country known for its warmth, rich culture and great hospitality,” he said.

“The last physical meeting was held in Japan in the year 2019 and it’s a great joy to see the delegates warm up to the bonhomie of meeting in person and exchanging thoughts after a long spell.”

Mr Dwivedi said the theme of the meetings, ‘Serving the people – media’s role in times of crisis’, was an apt one for deliberations, particularly in sharing the lessons learned from the pandemic that had engulfed the whole world.