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.
