Text Speeches

Jan 5, 2016

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice president of India at the launch of the book Israel as a gift of the Arabs Letter from Tel Aviv written by Prof. Shail Mayaram, published by Yoda Press, New Delhi on 5 January 2016

New Delhi | January 5, 2016 Professor David Shulman of the Hebrew University has called this ‘a warm, sad and beautiful book.’ This indeed it is. [...]

Dec 23, 2015

Valedictory Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Chairman Rajya Sabha, Vice President of India in the Rajya Sabha on December 23, 2015

New Delhi | December 23, 2015 The 237th session of the Rajya Sabha, that last week seemed singularly unproductive in terms of legislative work, comes [...]

Dec 13, 2015

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the Groundbreaking ceremony of the TAPI Gas Pipeline Project at Mary, Turkmenistan, on December 13, 2015

Mary, Turkmenistan | December 13, 2015 Your Excellency Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimohamedov, President of Turkmenistan, Your Excellency Mr Ashraf Ghani, Pres[...]

Dec 10, 2015

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice-President of India at the inauguration of the event to commemorate the International Human Rights Day, in New Delhi on 10th December 2015

New Delhi | December 10, 2015 The International Human Rights Day is one of those dates in the calendar that is remembered by all who care about humani[...]

Dec 9, 2015

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the launch of the book -This Unquiet Land-Stories from India faultline by Ms. Barkha Dutt, published by Aleph Book Company, New Delhi on 9th December 2015

New Delhi | December 9, 2015 A book by a celebrity about some aspect of her life and work unavoidably raises a question: is it in the category of conf[...]

Dec 4, 2015

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India, at the University of Udayana, Bali, Indonesia on November 4, 2015

Bali, Indonesia | November 4, 2015 Om Swastiastu, Namaste It is a matter of great pleasure for me to be here with distinguished leaders and scholars o[...]

Nov 28, 2015

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the inauguration of the Times Lit Fest Delhi on 28th November, 2015

New Delhi | November 28, 2015 Some friends were persuasive enough to cajole me to agree to be here to inaugurate the Times Lit Fest Delhi. This event,[...]

Nov 17, 2015

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the Inauguration of the Annual National Seminar on Social Innovation, in Pune on November 17, 2015

Pune, Maharashtra | November 17, 2015 Social innovation and Social harmony A learned person once drew a distinction between a meadow, a park and a gar[...]

Nov 3, 2015

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the India-Indonesia Business Forum in Indonesia on November 3, 2015

Indonesia | November 3, 2015 I am very happy to be here today at this gathering of captains of trade and industry from India and Indonesia, the two la[...]

Nov 2, 2015

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India in Jakarta on November 2, 2015

Indonesia | November 2, 2015 Indonesia and India: Companion Souls, Strategic Partners I am delighted to be in Jakarta, the capital of an old and stead[...]