Recognition of enduring Indian leadership

• Anwar Ibrahim delivered a lecture on “Towards a Rising Global South: Leveraging on MalaysiaIndia Ties” at the Indian Council of World Affairs.
• He emphasized the unity of the Global South despite diversity, differences, and discretions.
• Anwar praised India’s role in promoting the evolution of the positions of the Global South, aligning with the principle of cooperating with the Global North.
• Anwar cited Jawaharlal Nehru, a leader who gave shape to the Republic, as a source of inspiration.
• Anwar emphasized the importance of a commitment to these principles in a world filled with challenges and uncertainties.
• Anwar cited Swami Vivekananda, Gandhiji, Tagore, and Nehru as figures who urged for multiculturism, inclusivity, and fearlessness in facing adversity.
• Anwar pointed out the difficulty of the Sangh Parivar, which has denigrated Nehru and sought to co-opt some great personalities of the freedom movement and the Indian Renaissance.
• He emphasized the importance of India’s policies harnessing the power of digital technologies for popular welfare, which are gaining positive attention in the Global South.