Development Partnership Administration Division of the External Affairs Ministry is organizing a conference in New Delhi today to celebrate the 55th Anniversary of India's flagship capacity building programme – Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation. An official release said, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will preside over the event and Minister of State for Defence and Minister of State for External Affairs will be Guests of Honour.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''ITEC Programme was launched on 15 September 1964 by the Ministry. Over the last 55 years, ITEC has been a vehicle to share India's vast and unique experience of growth and development through capacity building and training of more than 2 lakh government officials and professionals from 160 partner countries of the Global South in premier institutes of our country.</span><br />