Text Speeches

Oct 17, 2015

Convocation Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the third Convocation of Hidayatullah National Law University on October 17, 2015 in Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh | October 17, 2015 Rule of Law as the foundation of a just, democratic and liberal India I am happy to be here in Raipur to [...]

Oct 10, 2015

Address by Shri M Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India at the International Relations Conference, ”Link West- India, GCC, Iran and Iraq” at Symbiosis International University, Pune on 10 October 2015

Pune | October 10, 2015 Collective Security in the Persian Gulf: an Indian Perspective A first reading of the general theme is somewhat confusing sinc[...]

Oct 1, 2015

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the Help Age event in New Delhi on 1, October 2015

New Delhi | October 1, 2015 Issues of elderly in India ‘Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be,’Or so said English poet Robert Brow[...]

Sep 27, 2015

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the inauguration of 11th Annual World Heart Day events on 27, September 2015 in New Delhi

New Delhi | September 27, 2015 Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be part of the programs to commemorate World Heart Day. The World Heart Day, si[...]

Sep 23, 2015

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the First Ram Manohar Lohia Memorial National Lecture in Gwalior on September 23, 2015

Gwalior | September 23, 2015 I deem it a privilege to be invited to deliver the First Ram Manohar Lohia Lecture. I am also happy for this opportunity [...]

Sep 22, 2015

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India at release of the book, ‘India-Myanmar Relations; Changing Contours’ by Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, at ICWA, New Delhi on September 22, 2015

New Delhi | September 22, 2015 A few months ago, in a foreword to another book on Myanmar, I had lamented the lack of serious scholarship on the count[...]

Sep 19, 2015

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the 60th Anniversary of the Springdales School in New Delhi on September 19, 2015

New Delhi | September 19, 2015 I am happy to be here today at this event to mark the 60th anniversary of the Springdales School. The diamond jubilee i[...]

Sep 16, 2015

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,on September 16, 2015

Phnom Penh, Cambodia | September 16, 2015 Excellency Mr. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a privilege[...]

Aug 31, 2015

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the Inauguration of the All India Majlis-E- Mushawarat Golden Jubilee in New Delhi on August 31, 2015

New Delhi | August 31, 2015 It is a privilege to be invited to address the 50th anniversary session of the All India Majlis-e-Mushawarat. Needless to [...]

Aug 27, 2015

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honourable Vice President of India at the occasion of the 184th Annual General Meeting of the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce (CCC) at Kolkata, on 27 August 2015

Kolkata | August 27, 2015 I am happy to be here today at the 184th Annual General Meeting of the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and to interact wi[...]