India believes in global peace Vice President Dhankhar

    New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said India has always believed in global peace, fraternity and welfare, and noted that in a multi-polar world, alliances keep shifting.
    Addressing an event here, he said in a multi-polar world with shifting alliances, we had a "fly-by-night" concept.
    "The same can be seen with alliances. But Kautilya imagined then that this will be our shifting," he said, addressing an India Foundation event at his official residence.
    Quoting Kautilya, the vice president said a neighbouring state is an enemy, and an enemy's enemy is a friend.
    "Which country knows better than Bharat. We always believe in global peace, global fraternity, global welfare. And that is why I said our motto for G-20 reflected that hundred per cent," he said.
    He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi exemplified in action Kautilya’s philosophy.
    "Kautilya’s thought process is a treatise in governance, virtually encyclopedic for every facet of governance — statecraft, security, role of the king — now those elected," he said.
    Reflecting on the foundational principles of power and governance, the vice president said, "Power is defined by limitations. Democracy is nurtured when we are ever mindful of the limitations of power. If you go deep into Kautilya’s philosophy, you will find all this converges only to one essence, nectar of governance — welfare of the people."
    Dhankhar said democracy is nurtured best when expression and dialogue complement each other.
    "That distinguishes democracy from any other form of governance. And in India, democracy did not start with our Constitution coming into force or we getting independent from foreign rule. We have been a democratic nation in spirit for thousands of years ...this expression and dialogue has been known in Vedic culture as Anant Vaad," he said.

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