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Newspaper clipping titled, "BC is behind in trade with India", published in Sach Di Awaz regarding the need for increasing trade between India and British Columbia, especially in the education sector. The article is written in Punjabi.
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Newspaper clipping titled, "DJ Sandhu to be BC Regional Innovation Chair on Canada-India Business and Economic Development" published in University College of the Fraser Valley's Community Report 2007, highlighting the announcement of DJ Sandhu, a longtime University College of the Fraser Valley business professor, to serve as the BC Regional Innovation Chair on Canada-India Business and Economic Development, after serving for the past three years as a special advisor to the university president Skip Bassford. Additionally, Dr. Rita Dhamoon and Dr. Garry Fehr have joined the university's Philosophy and Politics department, and the Geography department, respectively.
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Newspaper clipping titled, "BC Regional Innovation Chair on Canada- India Business and Economics Development" discussing about the government's support for increasing business opportunities between British Columbia and India through its $1.25 million investment and election of a new regional research chair at the University College of the Fraser Valley.
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Newspaper clipping, Chair takes aim at India: Land opportunity by Mark MacDonald. This is the second page of two for the article. In the article DJ Sandhu speaks about the potential business opportunities that exist in India, and the potential for the Canadian economy to benefit from creating such ties. He also speaks about his desire for University College of the Fraser Valley to be given full university status by the province of British Columbia.
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Newspaper clipping, DJ Sandu has a mandate: More business for BC-India by Mark MacDonald. This is the first page of two for the article. In the article DJ Sandhu speaks about the potential business opportunities that exist in India, and the potential for the Canadian economy to benefit from creating such ties.
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Newspaper clipping titled, "UCFV cozies up to India", written by Paul Fontaine. The article notes that the province of British Columbia announced its intention to put $1.2 million into the partnership between University College of the Fraser Valley and India, which was meant to bring education and economic benefits to the Fraser Valley, the province and Canada.