The Alternative Development Model (ADM), backbone of India-Japan cooperation, remained the focus of the Summit on Tuesday. Reportedly, the model can be followed by other nations to usher in peace and make the world a better place.
Amid serious discussions on forging a partnership between India, Japan, and the United States, a glittering ceremony, marked by beautiful cultural performances, enthralled the audience on the second day of the Global Partnership Summit, 2017.
The Alternative Development Model (ADM), backbone of India-Japan cooperation, remained the focus of the Summit on Tuesday. Reportedly, the model can be followed by other nations to usher in peace and make the world a better place.
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, RSS leader Indresh Kumar, and a number of Japanese politicians and representatives from think-tanks laid out a blueprint for the future alternative development model of cooperation, which could be a torch-bearer for rest of the world. Policy-makers and top industry players were also a part of the discussions.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said the time has come for countries to move from competition to cooperation for peaceful existence. "Sharing of technology, values, wealth, and wisdom is the only way to progress."
Cooperation is the only way forward against the global ills of terrorism, violence, climate change, and pollution. Everybody is connected through technology but are we caring for the environment? We need to ponder over these issues," he said.
Earlier, the audience cheered for the US band 'Now Dreaming', which performed some of their popular numbers, including an especially composed theme song for the Summit, titled 'Better Now'. Kathak dancer Madhura Sane also performed on the occasion.
Speaking about pollution, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said the Japanese-manufactured electric car, which was being showcased at the Summit, was needed for a city like Delhi. "It will do wonders in a city like Delhi, which is with pollution," he said, adding that green vehicles should be available to every body at affordable cost.
Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, gave a low down on the government schemes aimed at changing the lives of people, particularly farmers. He said the outcomes of this Summit will be deliberated upon and taken seriously by the Indian government.
Japanese parliamentarian and secretary general of the ruling party in Japan, Toshihiro Nikai, who is also the GPS chairman, in a video message, underlined the need for close cooperation.
A school teacher-turned-politician and a parliamentarian in Japan, Michiko Ueno, spoke about the need to transform the education system. Even though she could not speak English, she stressed on the need for English education in Japanese schools, while giving India's example.
Bilali Camara, UNAIDS India Country Director, stressed on how human rights were an intrinsic part of development. Invoking Mahatma Gandhi and his principles of non-violence, he said: "World can be a better place, if people put their hands together. A better world will embrace everybody and not exclude one continent from another." Belonging to Haiti and having worked extensively in Tanzania and South Africa, he added that even Africa will benefit from Indo-Japan partnership.
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