Sustainable development is no longer an option, and it is the only way out: Jagdeep Dhankar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said, sustainable development is no longer an option, and it is the only way out. Addressing the inaugural session of the 21st African-Asian Rural Development Organization Conference in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Dhankhar said, the foundation of sustainable development can be laid with the help of the rural sector.

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placing Global South on the global stage was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s far-sighted vision. The Vice President added that the emergence of disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, Machine Learning, and Blockchain offer daunting challenges, but also bring a basket of opportunities.