Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today emphasised the pivotal role of higher educational institutes as not mere ivory towers of intellect but powerful engines of economic growth.
Economic nationalism will play an important role in the journey to a developed India, said Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday during his one-day visit to the state, which is his first visit to Jharkhand after assuming the post.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday highlighted the affirmative changes taking place in the country, home to one-sixth of humanity, in the advancement of human rights, asserting its position as a 'Role Model' for the world.
"If Mahatma Gandhi were alive today, he would have praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking forward the 'Swachhta Abhiyan'," Vice President Dhankhar said.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that the legacy of colonial laws has been highly burdensome to the vulnerable sections in the countries of the Global South.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said India's G20 Presidency brought the voice of the Global South into the heart of G20 discourse. He said this is the game changer in world polity.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, Abdul Kadir, will call on Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and his counterpart S Jaishankar during his upcoming India visit, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
The Vice President, while addressing the Chanakya Defence Dialogue-2023 at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi, said that there is a need to seek peace at all costs - through ideation, advocacy, outreach, persuasion and dialogue - as also through strength.
Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed grief on Monday over the Andhra train mishap at Kantakapalli in Vizianagaram district which has resulted in the loss of 13 precious lives till now.
Earlier, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar along with his wife Sudesh Dhankhar offered prayers at the famous Gangotri Dham in Uttarkashi on Thursday as he began a two-day visit to Uttarakhand.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and his Dominican Republic counterpart Raquel Pena Rodriguez strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and stressed on the need for international community's concerted and coordinated action to combat terrorism.