STORY | UN is gridlocked, no longer represents entirety of global interest: Jaishankar External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday called for reform in the United Nations, saying the global body has become "irrelevant" to the decision-making on major global issues, including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Gulf. READ: ptinews.com/story/national/u…

VIDEO | Delhi: "The Global South expects India to articulate the region's voice on the world stage," says EAM S Jaishankar while addressing the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave in New Delhi on the theme "India and the World: Adaptive by Design". (Full video available on PTI Videos - ptivideos.com)

VIDEO | After speaking at Kautilya Economic Conclave in Delhi, Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (@gssjodhpur) says, "How can we work towards preserving our cultural heritage through tourism and, at the same time, promoting tourism through our cultural heritage? When I was asked to speak on this subject, I felt that it was directly connected with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of “Heritage as well as Development.” I presented the subject in the context that the two are not contradictory to each other; rather, they complement each other. Earlier, we used to look at culture primarily from the perspective of conservation, or assess it in terms of how much money the government was spending on it. Now the time has come to look at how many jobs we are creating through culture, how we can monetize it to create economic opportunities, how we can decentralize the economy, how many craftsmen we can empower, and how many opportunities we can provide to homestays. At the same time, we need to consider how, through the economy generated by all these activities, we can preserve our cultural heritage. I spoke about how we can create a virtuous cycle in this manner. I believe that discussions of this kind certainly bring new thinking, new energy, and new inspiration." #Culture #Tourism