Text Speeches

Sep 2, 2014

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India at the inauguration of the 89th Foundation Course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie on September 2, 2014

Mussoorie | September 2, 2014 I am happy to have been invited for the inauguration of the 89th Foundation Course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National A[...]

Aug 12, 2014

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India/Chairman Rajya Sabha on the occasion of Presentation of the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards for the year 2010, 2011, 2012 on August 12, 2014, in the Central Hall of the Parliament

New Delhi | August 12, 2014 I may be forgiven for claiming somewhat immodestly that on this occasion at least the upper House is blessed with greater [...]

Jun 30, 2014

Speech on Calibrated Futurology India, China and the World by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Honble Vice President of India on Calibrated Futurology India, China and the World at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing on June 30, 2014

Beijing, China | June 30, 2014 Calibrated Futurology: India, China and the World The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has a name and fame and I deem[...]

Jun 28, 2014

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India at the commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence in the Great Hall of People, Beijing on 28 June 2014

Beijing, China | June 28, 2014 This is a very special occasion and I am happy to be here today to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Panchsheel or Fi[...]

Jun 7, 2014

The Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Centenary Lecture by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India on ‘Literature, Art and Social Awareness’ on June 7, 2014 at 1730 hours at India International Centre, New Delhi

New Delhi | June 7, 2014 Literature, Art and Social Awareness Khwaja Ahmad Abbas was a low profile yet iconic personality of an earlier period of inde[...]

May 26, 2014

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India at the function to present the ‘Lakshmipat Singhania-IIM Lucknow National leadership Awards-2012’ at Vigyan Bhawan at 1600 on May 26, 2014

New Delhi | May 26, 2014 I am happy to have been invited for this ceremony to present the ‘Lakshmipat Singhania-IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awar[...]

May 9, 2014

Remarks by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India at the release of the book ‘Subalternity, Exclusion and Social Change in India, edited by Ashok K. Pankaj and Ajit K. Pandey on May 9, 2014 at 6 Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi

New Delhi | May 9, 2014 This is a serious book, a substantive work, a collection of essays that use a conceptual framework to explore aspects of our c[...]

Apr 30, 2014

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India at the Golden Jubilee of Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital at Maulana Azad Medical College New Delhi on April 30, 2014 at 1700 hours

New Delhi | April 30, 2014 I am happy to be here for this ceremony to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Gobind Ballabh Pant Hospital, an important[...]

Apr 25, 2014

Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India at the release of a commemorative postage stamp on the Centenary of the National Council of Churches in India at CSOI Auditorium, New Delhi on April 25, 2014 at 1700 hours

New Delhi | April 25, 2014 I am happy to be here today for the release of the commemorative postage stamp to mark the centenary of the National Counci[...]

Apr 17, 2014

Convocation Address by Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice President of India at the Golden Jubilee and 48th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade on April 17, 2014 at 1130 hours at IIFT Bhawan, New Delhi

New Delhi | April 17, 2014 I am happy to be here today for the 48th Annual Convocation of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT). The occasion a[...]