New world should embrace liberal and progressive thoughts: Salman Khurshid
The Hindu
New world should embrace liberal and progressive thoughts: Salman Khurshid
Hyderabad
Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid said that as the world is being churned into a new global order, progressive liberal values cherished by the Congress assume significance, and the new global order embraces liberal and progressive thought.
Speaking to reporters at the Global Summit, along with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Ministers D. Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabhakar and others, Mr. Khurshid hoped the summit would become a regular feature in the years to come, propagating progressive thoughts. He said the Bharat Summit was an initiative of the Telangana government and this would help build the global profile of Telangana adding to the global stature of India.
He said Data and analysis were essential to achieve the vision of social justice, and like-minded countries have shown great support by participating and sharing the values. He termed the event as a progressive alliance.
Mr. Vikramarka said the discussions have been held around youth empowerment, social justice, and the rise of Telangana. “Through this summit, we are also promoting Telangana as an investment destination. Our government’s welfare initiatives have been widely discussed,” he said, explaining how Telangana government was making its global footprint visible by securing investments from across the world.
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