Speech by the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, at the Closing Ceremony of the 'year of Russia' in India
Your Excellency President Dmitry Medvedev,
Distinguished Members of the Russian Delegation,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your Excellency President Dmitry Medvedev,
Distinguished Members of the Russian Delegation,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
My dear Cadets,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am proud and delighted to be here on this momentous occasion of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the National Defence Academy. I consider it a privilege to address this august gathering. I convey my greetings to the alumni of the Academy on this very auspicious and happy occasion.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure to be here in Pune amongst all of you on the occasion of the Nirmal Gram Puraskar award ceremony for the southern and western regions of the country.
Chief Justice Mr. Odoki of Uganda,
Justice Shri A.P. Shah, Chief Justice of Delhi High Court,
Shri Ravi Prakash Gupta, President International Bench and Bar Association,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am happy to inaugurate the National Conference of Lady Lawyers and Lady Teachers on Justice for Women. I am particularly happy to be amidst you all, as it reinforces my linkage with the legal profession. I congratulate the Vidya Prasharak Mandal for their laudable effort in providing a platform to so many trained legal minds in charting out a roadmap for a more gender sensitive and responsive judicial system.