Bahudha approach can lead us our quest for peace and harmony

  New Delhi. The Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Bahudha approach is yet another shining star that can lead us our quest for peace and harmony. 

   He was addressing the gathering after releasing the Book ‘The 21st Century Geopolitics, Democracy and Peace’ authored by former Governor of Sikki, B.P. Singh, here today. The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, N.N. Vohra and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. 

    The Vice President complimented Singh for penning this book, which is highly relevant in the context of increasing globalization, growing terrorism and unprecedented technological advances.

  He further said that it indeed deals with a wide range of issues that are increasingly affecting an inter-dependent globalised world and strongly advocates that it would be ideal if we can adopt a ‘Bahudha’ approach which emphasizes the need for a dialogue to promote a harmonious and peaceful living.

   The Vice President said that issues touched upon in the book include the role of educational institutions, progressive religious and social groups, forums for inter-faith dialogue and international institutions like the United Nations. It makes a strong case for promoting moral values, empathy and compassion and channelizing energies towards peace and development, he added.

    The Vice President said that other interesting chapters are ‘Democracy and its Consequences’ and ‘Good Governance: A Narrative from Democratic India’. He further said that in the chapter, ‘The Emerging World: Challenges and Possibilities’, Mr. Singh quite correctly says that the future of peace and harmony in the 21st century would be directly linked to ecology, global warming and climate change; nuclear weapons, emerging technology of warfare and continuing arms race among nation-states; geopolitics and nationalism; religious extremism and poverty and inequality.

   The Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu said “I am extremely delighted to release the book, “The 21st Century: Geopolitics, Democracy and Peace” written by former Sikkim Governor, Mr. B.P. Singh. Writing books is not new to Mr. Singh, a former IAS officer, who served with distinction in several positions in Assam and the Government of India. I compliment him for penning this book, which is highly relevant in the context of increasing globalization, growing terrorism and unprecedented technological advances that are rapidly changing the way we live.

    Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu said Frankly speaking, this book generates a lot of optimism and dispels cynicism about the future of the world and focuses on the innate goodness in all human beings.

   It has great relevance to our times. We live today in turbulent world, a world that is being fragmented by narrow walls of prejudice on every conceivable issue. This book presents a viewpoint that is radically and refreshingly different.