GANGTOK,: Sikkim Lok MP Indra Hang Subba attended the international
‘Consultative Meeting on Peace Charter’ at Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Friday. It
was co-hosted by the Asian Vision Institute (AVI), the National Assembly of
Cambodia and the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace (GCTP) Asia Pacific
Regional Office.
The
opening remarks of the meeting were made by Suos Yara, the Chairman of
Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Information of
National Assembly of Cambodia, a press release informs.
Indra
Hang participated in a roundtable discussion with the theme of ‘conflict
prevention, transitional justice, peace building process, good offices and
cooperation’. In his remarks, he stressed on how India believes in the ideology
of ‘Vasudaiva Kutumbakam - the world is one family’.
“Widely
acclaimed success of India’s presidency of the G20 with this ideology has
proved how India has been proactively engaged in building trust in the
international community. The diplomacy of mutual trust has been core to India’s
relation with other nations,” he said.
Further, Indra
Hang shared that India, despite being a diverse nation with more than 1.47
billion population, has been successful in maintaining peace and tranquility at
large. This is reflected in the fact that India is one of the fastest growing
economies in the world today, he added.
Indra
Hang submitted to the delegates that climate change, given the present
circumstances globally and its cross-border impact, should also be given top
consideration while advocating for stability and peace. The proposed peace
charter cannot be complete if we do not include in it the mitigation of adverse
effects of climate change, he stressed.
He shared how glacial lakes, if unmonitored, pose huge risks for the
Himalayan region and emphasised on considering climate change as one of the main
pillars of the Peace Charter, the release mentions.
Another
subject raised by the Lok Sabha MP was how rapid changes in the technological
landscape have contributed to rapid growth and development, yet it has also
fuelled economic, educational and social inequality.
“I am
delighted to have highlighted the efforts made by India in promoting
international peace and strengthening cooperation. I am proud to have discussed
peace initiatives of Sikkim in such an international forum,” said Indra Hang.
After the
event, the Lok Sabha MP also met the President of the National Assembly of
Kingdom of Cambodia at her office and thanked her for the initiative taken to
promote international peace, the release mentions.