Applauding Narendra Modi\u2019s commitment to tackle climate change, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said the Indian Prime Minister has upheld the values of Gandhi by taking on the challenge that poses an existential threat to the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI mentioned about climate crisis and thanked him for his leadership, he talked about Mahatma Gandhi and the environment,\u201d she said at an event at the historic Library of Congress organised by the Indian Embassy to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are called to fight this fight, which is the existential threat of our time: really jeopardising the health, security, and future of our children and our grandchildren,\u201d Pelosi said in her key note address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Referring to the \u201ccommitment\u201d shown by Modi in ensuring that the agreement on climate change was finalised, Pelosi said: \u201cIt was not easy. But it was done\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Modi came to Washington DC to address a joint session of the Congress, the Congressional leadership met him before the speech, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his remarks, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar described Pelosi as a political figure who embodies the strength of convictions that is so relevant even today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLast week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked at an event at the United Nations what it would have been like had Mahatma Gandhi been like born in a free country. We could perhaps take that even further and ask ourselves what he would advocate today if he was amongst us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe answer obviously is not a simple one because Gandhi ji\u2019s outlook and thoughts spanned a very broad spectrum of human activity. But to the extent we can define it within sharper boundaries, they probably are best captured by the 17 sustainable development goals that the world\u2019s seeks to achieve today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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