We cannot allow others to calibrate us; their calibration is not objective – Vice President

India’s rise is indigestible in some quarters – Vice President
VP says, the culture of entire country is reflected in the new Parliament Building
VP interacts with Officer Trainees of Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES)

The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhakhar today emphasized that “we cannot allow others to calibrate us because their calibration is not objective.” He mentioned that people in and outside the country are trying to calibrate us and underlined that the rise of India is indigestible in some quarters because this country believes in peace, stability and harmony of the world.

Observing that there are some individuals who are not well disposed towards the nation, the Vice President said that they taint & tarnish our institutions, and take a lopsided & shortsighted approach to look at the ground reality. “To say that India’s rise is not taking place is to ignore ground reality. Our rise is evident in figures, in satisfaction of the people & betterment of their lives,” he added.

Interacting with Officer Trainees of the 2021 and 2022 batches of the Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas today, Shri Dhankhar listed numerous laudable achievements by the country in various fields such as digital transactions, internet usage, infrastructure and food security. Referring to the recently inaugurated new Parliament House building, he highlighted that this huge building, laced with all facilities was completed in a record time of just two and half years. “Everything infra inside that building is ready & the entire culture of the country is reflected in the new Parliament Building,” he added.

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Mentioning that they had got a rare opportunity to be in the service of 1.4 billion people, the Vice President asked Officer Trainees to always keep that nation first, whatever be the challenge or temptation. “Material gains are required only to the extent you have to survive. Beyond that it is the satisfaction of serving the motherland and to be at the service of the other,” he added.

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Describing IDES as the custodian and guardian of a large land area across the country, the Vice President suggested that every inch of defence land should be exploited for the betterment of nature & the people living there by way of tree plantation, horticulture and medicine/herbal plantation. “In the process, you’ll be contributing hugely not only to the flourishing of the Defence Estate, but also be serving Ma Bharati by nourishing our age-old cultural ethos of love & respect for nature."

Shri G. S. Rajeswaran, Director General, Defence Estates, Shri Sanjeev Kumar, Director, National Institute of Defence Estates Management, Shri Satyam Mohan, Course Director, National Institute of Defence Estates Management, officer trainees of IDES and senior officials of Vice President’s Secretariat were present.