Cape Town, July 25 (IANS) The 16th BRICS Meeting of High Representatives for National Security (National Security Advisors’ Meeting) in New Delhi underscored the urgency for stronger regional and multilateral cooperation to develop collective responses to emerging challenges, a report has stated.”There is a growing need for stronger regional and multilateral cooperation to develop collective responses to challenges such as terrorism, infectious diseases, energy insecurity, cybercrime and climate…
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Washington, July 9 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday reaffirmed its support for free trade and open markets despite growing tariff barriers and rising economic nationalism, saying global trade remains essential for raising living standards and reducing poverty, even as it acknowledged that the gains from globalisation have not been shared equally.Speaking at the IMF’s regular press briefing, Julie Kozack, Director of the IMF’s Communications Department, said the Fund’s lon…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Niti Aayog on Thursday unveiled a strategic roadmap to accelerate the globalisation of Ayurveda, saying that expanding the traditional system of medicine worldwide can unlock significant opportunities in healthcare, wellness products and medical value travel while strengthening India’s position as a global leader in traditional medicine.In its report titled Strategic Roadmap for Making Ayurveda Global, Niti Aayog said Ayurveda is already a well-recognised and regulated t…
Raipur, April 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday urged the graduating class of IIM Raipur to embrace their role in building a developed India, even as the world grapples with unprecedented challenges such as pandemics, conflicts, and climate change.Addressing the 15th Annual Convocation Ceremony as chief guest, Jaishankar congratulated the Class of 2026, describing the occasion as both a celebration of personal achievement and a moment for deeper reflection on the broad…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) India has navigated recent global shocks with resilience, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday, in a reference to the ongoing conflict in West Asia and its wider economic fallout. In his address at the convocation ceremony of IIM Raipur, EAM Jaishankar said India has managed both domestic and external challenges “fairly successfully” despite an increasingly turbulent global environment.He underlined that the ripple effects of conflicts are now felt f…
New Delhi: Recent incidents and growing concerns around excessive online influence and cultural obsession among adolescents have renewed national debate on how foreign cultural content is being consumed by young Indians, and whether adequate guidance and balance are being provided at the family and institutional level. At the heart of this discussion lies a broader and more complex issue — India’s cultural confidence and the way its youth relate to their own language, traditions, and identity i…
Lucknow, Feb 18 (IANS) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that Western powers that ruled India “tampered” with the country’s traditional education system and replaced it with their own framework to serve colonial interests.Addressing a research scholars’ dialogue programme at the Malviya Auditorium of the University of Lucknow, Bhagwat said the British altered India’s education structure to create a class of “black Englishmen” who would serve their administrative needs. He s…
New York, Feb 18 (IANS) Jesse Jackson ranked in the lineage of civil rights and anti-racism icons like his mentor Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, who were inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi was the “spiritual godfather” of leaders like them, Jackson said in his keynote address at an event for the 60th anniversary of the martyrdom of the prophet of Satyagraha in 2008 in New Delhi.Jackson, who died on Tuesday, was a fighter for civil rights in the US, carrying on the peaceful battle that Ki…
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) President Donald Trump said he would use his upcoming appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos to press what he called the success of his first year back in office and to urge global leaders to rethink energy and immigration policies.Speaking at a White House media availability, Trump said his message in Davos would focus on economic performance and national strength. “I’m going to be talking about the tremendous success that we’ve had in one year,” he sa…