Emphasizing India as the 'mother of democracy', External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the upcoming 18th edition of national elections is the largest electoral logistics exercise that this planet has ever witnessed, with 968 million registered voters, 15 million election officials,
The US diplomat made the remarks, during a meeting with the South Korean President Yoon on the sidelines of the third Summit for Democracy being held in Seoul.
Taipei [Taiwan], December 12 (ANI): Nicaragua broke ties with Taiwan at China's behest at a time when Taiwan was attending the US Summit for Democracy to which China and Nicaragua, both authoritarian regimes, were not invited.
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): The US has announced new initiatives to protect reporters and independent journalism on the eve of the Democracy Summit.
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): India has received an invitation to the "Summit of Democracies" being convened by US President Joe Biden, sources here said on Friday, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to participate in the virtual event.