PM Modi addresses Heads of Mission Conference on future diplomacy
Promotion of trade, technology, tourism, and making diplomacy future-ready, were among the focus areas of Heads of Mission Conference addressed by Narendra Modi
The promotion of trade, technology and tourism, and making diplomacy future-ready, were among the focus areas of the Heads of Mission Conference addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the 11th Heads of Mission Conference, organised by the external affairs ministry.
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The 11th Heads of Mission Conference, organised by the external affairs ministry from April 28 to 30, brought together ambassadors and high commissioners from across the world to assess the country’s diplomatic efforts globally, promote India’s national interests abroad, and chart a roadmap for future-ready diplomacy.
Modi addressed the conference, themed “Reforming Indian Diplomacy for 2047”, on Thursday, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on social media.
“Presentations were made to PM on future-ready diplomacy, promotion of the 3Ts (Trade, Technology and Tourism) and the amplification of the Bharat story,” he said.
Modi “heard insights from Heads of Missions, and perspectives from senior and young diplomats on strengthening India’s global engagement”. He also “shared his thoughts and ideas and provided guidance on India’s diplomatic engagement in order to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047”, Jaiswal said.
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External affairs minister S Jaishankar delivered the inaugural address at the conference on Wednesday.
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External affairs minister S Jaishankar delivered the inaugural address at the conference on Wednesday.
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Over the course of three days, the heads of missions participated in brainstorming sessions, tabletop exercises and thematic discussions that touched on geopolitical developments, emerging technologies, trade, technology and tourism, the “Bharat story”, and future-ready diplomacy, the ministry said in a statement.
Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.
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