00:00On the auspicious occasion of India's Republic Day and Philippine-India diplomatic ties just gone diamond,
00:06the proposition of direct non-stop flights from New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata to Manila or Cebu
00:12has become increasingly clear and can only cement the long-standing friendship between the people of India and the Philippines.
00:20In Tehkik City earlier today, India's envoy to the country hinted that people-to-people interaction between the two countries
00:27can only grow with more direct flights from the world's largest democracy to its strong democratic counterpart in the Southeast Pacific.
00:35Meanwhile, officials of the DOT and trade industry see this as a golden opportunity
00:41for greater tourist arrivals and prospects for more trade and investments.
