The inauguration of the first conference of its kind titled “The Role of Women Legislators in National Building” in early March 2016. The theme was “Building Resurgent India.” Seen in the picture (left to right) are Mrs Sumitra Mahajan, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Vice President Mr Hamid Ansari, President Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi and Dr Shirin Chaudhary, Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament
Minister for Minority Affairs, Mrs Nejma Heptull, greets Mrs Sheila Dikshit, former Delhi Chief Minister as Foreign Minister Mrs Sushma Swaraj looks on
For much of history, geography did shape destiny. Nations traded with neighbours, distance constrained diplomacy, and oceans acted as barriers that defined economic relationships. But the world is changing. In the 21st century, geography still matters, but it no longer defines destiny in the way it once did. Strategy, technology, trade corridors and human networks are reshaping the meaning of distance...
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