S. Jaishankar launches ‘Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project’ in Uganda

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was on a three-day visit to Uganda. He met President Yoweri K Museveni at his farm in Rwakitura and congratulated the country on assuming the chairship of the Non-Aligned Movement.

  • Uganda was endorsed to chair the Non-Aligned Movement on behalf of Africa for the period from 2022 to 2025.
  • The NAM chair position rotates every three years during summit conferences. The chair of the movement is assisted by both the former and incoming chairs.
  • According to the NAM, this structure represents its past, present and future.

Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project

  • Dr Jaishankar participated in the launch of the Tulsi Ghat Restoration Project of Varanasi, during his visit to Uganda’s Kampala.
  • He said that living in a land of the Nile, people’s commitment to a ghat on the Ganga reflects the confluence of our two cultures.
  • The conservation of Varanasi’s heritage underlines the cultural revival of India. He said this has profound global implications.

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