Text Speeches

Apr 7, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha to the Senate of Kazakhstan on 7 April 2008

Kazakhstan | April 7, 2008 His Excellency Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Members of the Senate Ladies and Gentlemen It is a privilege for me to addres[...]

Apr 7, 2008

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Lunch hosted in his honour by the Chairman of Mazhilis on 7th April 2008

Kazakhstan | April 7, 2008 Your Excellency Chairman Mr. Aslan Musin Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen It gives me immense pleasure to be here [...]

Apr 7, 2008

Press Statement by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India after delegation level talks with the Chairman of Senate of Kazakhstan Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, 7 April 2008

Astana, Kazakhstan | April 7, 2008 I am happy to be here in Kazakhstan and in the vibrant city of Astana. My first impressions of Astana have been bre[...]

Apr 5, 2008

Opening Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Delegation Level Talks with Turkmenistan, 5 April 2008

New Delhi | April 5, 2008 Your Excellency, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammeov Mr.Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers and Minister[...]

Apr 2, 2008

Banquet Speech by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India in Honour of H.E. Vice Senior General Maung Aye, Vice Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar on 2nd April, 2008

New Delhi | April 2, 2008 Your Excellency Vice Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myan[...]

Mar 31, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the 1st Foundation Day Lecture at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Contemporary Studies at the University of Mumbai on 31 March 2008 at 1500 hours

Mumbai | March 31, 2008 INDIA AND THE WORLD: A VISION OF THE FUTURE I am happy to be back in Mumbai University. It is a privilege to be invited to del[...]

Mar 20, 2008

Inaugural Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India on World Water Day 2008 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 20th March 2008

New Delhi | March 20, 2008 I am happy to be with you on this important occasion of World Water Day, celebrated globally since 1993. It is also appropr[...]

Mar 15, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India on the Occasion of the Dismissal Service in College Hall, St. Stephens College, Delhi on 15th March, 2008 at 1015 hrs

New Delhi | March 15, 2008 I am glad to be here today at the Dismissal Service that is so important an event in the academic calendar of the College. [...]

Mar 10, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Annual Day Celebrations of Lady Shriram College on 10th March, 2008 at 1715 hrs

New Delhi | March 10, 2008 The Gender Challenge for Modern India I accepted Dr. Gopinath’s invitation with some trepidation and kept hoping that the[...]

Mar 9, 2008

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Inauguration of the 18th World Congress of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War IPPNW at 12.00 hrs. on 9th March, 2008 at Mavlankar Hall, New Delhi

New Delhi | March 9, 2008 I am happy to be here at the inauguration of the 18th World Congress of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nucle[...]