Text Speeches

May 31, 2011

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India and Chairperson of the Jury on the occasion of the conferment of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2009 on Chancellor Angela Merkel at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi | May 31, 2011 Distinguished members of the Jury Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen As the Chair of the Jury for the Jawaharlal Nehru Award [...]

May 10, 2011

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the release of the special issue of Think India Quarterly on Faiz Ahmed Faiz on May 10, 2011 at Multipurpose Hall, New Buidling, India International Centre, New Delhi at 1700 Hours

[Click for speech in Urdu] New Delhi | May 10, 2011 I am happy to be here today to participate in the release of the Faiz Centenary number of Think In[...]

May 3, 2011

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice-President of India at the second Annual Lecture of the Annual Lecture Series on Governance and Public Service organised by the Union Public Service Commission at 1700 Hrs on 3rd May 2011 in New Delhi

New Delhi | May 3, 2011 I am happy to participate in today’s function. I wish to convey the country’s, and my own, appreciation for the contributi[...]

Apr 13, 2011

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Inauguration of the India Water Forum 2011 at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 13th April 2011 at 1000 Hrs

New Delhi | April 13, 2011 The Energy and Resources Institute has a formidable reputation and I am happy to participate in today’s function organize[...]

Apr 6, 2011

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Lecture on 6th April, 2011 at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi at 1700 Hrs

New Delhi | April 6, 2011 It gives me a great pleasure to participate in today’s function and deliver the Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Lecture. The oc[...]

Mar 12, 2011

Convocation Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Annual Convention of the Banaras Hindu University on 12th March 2011 at 1200 hours at Varanasi

Varanasi | March 12, 2011 Nationalism and Internationalism in the world of tomorrow Varanasi overwhelms, and with good reason. The city of Lord Shiva,[...]

Mar 11, 2011

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Annual Lecture 2011 of the Association of Indian Diplomats at Auditorium, India International Centre, New Delhi on 11 March 2011 at 1600 hrs

New Delhi | March 11, 2011 The Challenges to Indian Diplomacy in the 21st Century This is one of those occasions when pleasure and apprehension come t[...]

Feb 23, 2011

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of india at the third edition of the IBN 7 Diamond State Awards Function at 1930 hrs on 23 February 2011 at the Durbar Hall, Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi

New Delhi | February 23, 2011 I am very happy to be taking part in today’s function. At the outset, I would like to congratulate the IBN 18 Netw[...]

Feb 4, 2011

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the National Geoscience Awards-2009 presentation ceremony at 11.30hrs at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 4th February, 2011

New Delhi | February 4, 2011 It gives me great pleasure to participate in today’s function and give away the National Geoscience Awards for 2009. I [...]

Feb 2, 2011

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India at the Durga Das Basu Centenary Celebrations on 2nd February 2011 at New Delhi

New Delhi | February 2, 2011 To venture into the realm of law, for someone untutored in the discipline, can fairly be described as foolhardy. Greater,[...]