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02:17Thank you very much
02:24Ambassadors and high commissioners of friendly foreign countries
02:26General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral D.K. Tripathi, General Upendra Divedi, Air Chief Marshal Mr. A.P. Singh,
02:393RK Singh, Defense Secretary, Sri Sanjeev Kumar, Secretary D.P., Senior Officials, Friends from Media, Ladies and Gentlemen
02:50I am happy to address the distinguished gathering of eminent dignitaries from across the globe and senior officials from Government of India and Government of Karnataka.
03:02The Ambassadors and High Commissioners present here are the esteemed representatives of their respective countries.
03:10Thanking you, I extend my warm regards and New Year greetings to your countries and governments.
03:19Friends, Indian civilization has a glorious tradition of according prominence and respect to the role of ambassadors in the state craft.
03:30In the great Indian epic Mahabharata, Lord Krishna, realizing after effects of war, which would result in untold miseries and deaths, played the important role of ambassador of peace between two warring sides, the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
03:54History tells us that a big number of the foreign travelers and ambassadors have visited India and appreciated the beauty of our country in different ways.
04:06Few of them were from fields of philosophy, religion, poetry, culture, and interestingly, they also become imageries of these Indian traditions in their own countries.
04:22Some of you would know, Megasthenes was the Greek ambassador of King Seleucus Nicator in the court of the great Indian emperor, Chandragupta Maurya.
04:35Megasthenes was the first person from the Western world to leave a written description of the thriving civilization, art, and ancient culture of India.
04:47Since then, there was a regular influx of ambassadors and travelers throughout the history, such as one song for he and Abdul Razzaq.