Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to deliver R K Memorial Lecture

Itanagar: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the Rutum Kamgo Memorial Lecture being organized by Arunachal Pradesh Charitable Task (APCT) at Dorjee Khandu State Convention Centre here on Sunday.

APCT is organizing the Rutum Kamgo Memorial Lecture to commemorate the immense contributions of social activist late Rutum Kamgo towards socio-economic development of state.

Kamgo was a social leader who spent more than two decades championing the need to retain and nurture traditional culture till his demise on November 5, 2011 in a road incident.

APCT chairman Katung Waghe informed that Sitharaman will be gracing the occasion and will be speaking on the need and importance of forging alliance between India and China to establish a new world order.

He said that the 21st century belongs to Asians as 20th century belonged to the Americans and 19th century was of the Europeans in terms of power and development.

"Sitharaman will be exploring the ways and means to strengthen Sino-India ties that the two ancient civilizations can together emerge as the pivots to the new world on the day," Waghe said.

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