Text of Address at the Inaugural Session of the 2nd Sochi Eurasian Integration Forum on “Prospects for development and strengthening of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held on April 17, 2018 in Sochi, Russia Mr Chairman and the Executive Secretary of the Organising Committee of the Second Sochi Eurasian Integration Forum, Konstantin Zatulin; Governor of Sochi […]
Text of speech at the 60th Anniversary Of the exile and ‘Thank You India’ event organised by HH Dalai Lama and Central Tibetan Administration at Dharamshala on March 31, 2018 His Holiness The Dalai Lama, together with his followers, has decided to host a Thank You India event on the eve of the 60th year […]
Text of the Keynote Address delivered at an International Conference on Ganga-Mekong Region hosted jointly by Thammasat University and ICPR at Bangkok on March 22-23, 2018 I am honoured to be here at the Thammasat University today to inaugurate the conference on ‘Ganga – Mekong region’, jointly hosted by the university and the ICPR, India. […]
Text of address at the Raisina Dialogue on “Strategic Conversation: The Emerging Security Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific” hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in association with MEA, India on 16-18 January 2018 in New Delhi 6 Strategic Realisations for India: Realisation 1: Global Power Axis has shifted from Pacific – Atlantic to Indo – […]
Text of Inaugural Address at the 1st Indic Thoughts Festival hosted by India Foundation and Indic Academy on December 17-18, 2017 in Goa Indic thought is the most liberal thought that the world has ever produced. Because, it is the most democratically evolved thought. It was a product of the deep contemplation of great sages […]
Text of Address at the Nadi Mahotsav in Dhaka – 08-10-2017 At the very outset, I respectfully bow before the cherished memory of a great Democrat, revered statesman and the most beloved leader of millions of Bangladeshis, Bangabandhu Sheik Mujib-ur Rehman. My hearty congratulations to the organisers of the second edition of the Nadi […]
Text of Keynote Address delivered at the National Seminar on SDGs and Integral Humanism organized by RIS in New Delhi on September 23, 2017 Through the day today, we are going to explore the various dimensions of this great concept called Integral Humanism. My job is limited to making initial comments by so called keynote […]
TEXT OF THE ADDRESS AT THE 8TH INDIA BANGLADESH FRIENDSHIP DIALOGUE GUWAHATI 04-07-2017 – Congratulate the organisers for the completion of the 8th round of India – Bangladesh Friendship Dialogue. India values its friendship with Bangladesh deeply. It is not just a friendship. It is a shared bond of two peoples with one civilisation. We […]
ADDRESS AT THE ‘YOGA ON TOP OF EUROPE’ EVENT 25 June 2017. Jungfraujoch, Switzerland Congratulations to the team for hosting this unique event. You have brought Yoga on top of Europe. The glacier on which this event is being hosted is supposed to be the highest point in the Alps mountains. Metaphorically speaking Yoga […]
TEXT OF THE ADDRESS AT THE HORASIS INDIA CONFERENCE AT INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND ON 25 JUNE 2016 I am the proud representative of a country that stands like a beacon of hope in the otherwise gloomy economic world today. As uncertainties plague global economy, India’s GDP, as per the projections of the IMF, continues to […]
