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Time of India
01-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
If govt can agree to truce with Pak, why not with Naxals: TPCC chief
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah launched 'Operation Kagar' (Operation Black Forest) to hand over the mineral wealth of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to the corporates, under the pretext of eliminating Naxalites. He also criticised the Modi govt for not accepting the offer of talks made by the Maoists. "It is unfortunate that the central govt, under pressure from US President Donald Trump, agreed to a ceasefire and hold talks with Pakistan, which is sponsoring terrorism, but not agreeing to talks with our own citizens (Maoists). Congress' ideology is non-violence, and it will not support any kind of violence, including that done by the Maoists," he said, speaking at a round table meeting convened by Left parties, human rights, and civil society organisations at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram. All the secular and democratic forces, including Congress, should condemn the killing of Naxalites by the govt in 'Operation Kagar', even after the Maoists expressed willingness to hold talks, he said. Just because they (BJP) have power, "the govt violence" on the pretext of 'Operation Kagar' cannot be supported. Since coming to power, the BJP govt has been dismantling constitutional institutions, he added. "When someone is ready for talks, they should be held. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like People Aged 50-85 With No Life Insurance Could Get This Reassured Get Quote Undo The BJP plays politics in the name of religion and gods. There are instances when talks were held during the time of even Lord Rama and Lord Krishna. Not accepting talks reveals their fascist ideology. They have been toppling democratically elected govts in various states. Only a few people are able to oppose them, and one of them is the Gandhi family," Mahesh Goud said. The TPCC chief narrated an ancecdote when Rahul Gandhi, Meenakshi Natarajan, chief minister A Revanth Reddy, and deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka and he were going in a car to attend Bharat Summit in Hyderabad on April 26. "Meenakshi said security forces surrounded Karregutta as part of 'Operation Kagar', but expressed concern that there were civilians there too. Then Rahul Gandhi said that you can eliminate individuals and even a group of people but not their cause. Subsequently, CM Revanth said he would speak to representatives of all parties in this regard. The Gandhi family even pardoned the killers of Rajiv Gandhi, as the Congress firmly believes in non-violence," he said. Telangana Congress leadership would discuss and take a decision soon on the support sought by the Left parties and organisations against 'Operation Kagar'.
Associated Press
29-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Bharat Summit brings 450+ delegates from 100 nations to Telangana to rethink global justice; opens with a candlelight vigil condemning the Pahalgam attack
The Bharat Summit in Telangana brought together over 450 delegates from 100 countries to advance global justice. Leaders adopted a 44-point agenda promoting equality, peace, and democracy, emphasizing empathy and collaboration to address global challenges while honoring India's legacy in justice and solidarity. India, May 29, 2025 -- 450+ global delegates, 100 nations, one united call — delivering global justice from Hyderabad to the world In what is probably one of the first of its kind conference, the Govt. of Telangana, India in collaboration with Samruddha Bharat Foundation, an NGO based in New Delhi, India, hosted the first edition of the Bharat Summit- a global conference to mark the 70th anniversary of the historic Bandung Conference that laid the foundation for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), bringing together over 450 delegates representing progressive parties from 100 countries to 'deliver global justice'. The Summit began with the INC along with participating political parties from over 100 nations joining a candle-light vigil, in solidarity with the victims of the terror attack in Pahalgam, J&K and registering a strong stance against cross border terrorism. The vigil, led by Telangana CM Revant Reddy, was joined by several senior Congress leaders like Salman Khurshid and Gurdeep Singh Sappal. The theme of the Summit, which included incumbent and former ministers from EU, Africa and Asia and the US as well heads of political parties and think tanks, was to rethink and deliver global justice- social, economic, ecological and geo-political. For the first time, international alliances like Progressive Alliance, Progressive International, NAM, SocDem and others shared a stage to address common threats and concerns facing countries globally. Apart from senior ministers of the Telangana Government and several prominent leaders from the Opposition alliance of India including Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, the Summit was attended by former ministers and incumbent members of Parliament from across the world. Anne Linde, Former Foreign Minister of Sweden, Bert Koenders, Former Foreign Minister, Netherlands, Jorge Taiana, Speaker of Mercosur, Former Foreign Minister & Former Defence Minister, Argentina, Monica Fein, President Socialist Party of Argentina, Arena Williams, MP, Labour Party, New Zealand were among some of the speakers and delegates at the Summit. Apart from the fact that the Summit hosted over 450 leaders from social-democratic parties to 'rethink global justice', the Summit's timing was significant since it was organised to mark 70 years of the Bandung Conference. But while the Bandung Conference was attended by 29 parties and the NAM hosted 56 parties, the Bharat Summit expanded its umbrella to bring within its ambit over 100 countries from 5 continents. In a significant milestone, Congress leaders and global delegates collectively adopted the Hyderabad Resolution, a 44-point agenda under the theme 'Delivering Global Justice'. The resolution reaffirms a shared commitment to the values of freedom, equality, justice, and solidarity, uniting social-democratic, socialist, and labour movements from around the world. Key agenda items include reshaping the economic paradigm, advancing environmental justice, striving for gender equality and social inclusion, defending democracy and social justice, working for peace and human security, and reforming global institutions. Underscoring the common concerns of rollback of democratic rights and freedom, of the sustained attack on civil liberties, undermining of institutions, disregarding multilateral agreements, spreading lies and fuel division, the Resolution highlights the role it envisages for the progressives to collectively take on. Senior Congress Leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi delivered a powerful address reflecting on the changing nature of democratic politics around the world. He called for a political shift from fear and hatred to listening, empathy, and love. 'Democratic politics has fundamentally changed. The rules that applied a decade ago don't work anymore,' Gandhi said, pointing to how concentrated capital and media control have reshaped the political landscape. 'This is the new politics—where the opposition is not engaged with but crushed. All our avenues were compromised, including the media. That's when we reached back into history and decided to walk from Kanyakumari to Kashmir—a 4,000-kilometre journey.' Reflecting on his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi shared two key lessons: 'First, our opponents have a monopoly on anger and fear—we cannot fight them on that ground. But during the yatra, I discovered the transformative power of listening. I spoke less and listened more, and that changed everything.' The second lesson, he said, was about embracing love in politics. 'Until the yatra, I had never used the word 'love' in politics. But once I did, people began to respond. Love and affection can disrupt hate more powerfully than any argument.' Rahul Gandhi concluded by saying, 'Disagreements on policy will always exist. But while their lens is anger, hatred, and fear, our lens must be love, affection, and deep listening. I am confident this summit will help build the ideas we need for a new kind of politics in India and the world.' Agreeing with the vision of the Bharat Summit, Senior German politician Lars Klingbeil of the Social Democratic Party said, 'The topics being discussed at the Bharat Summit are closely related to the issues we are facing in Germany. Our international rules-based order has come under great pressure. There are attempts to disrupt this order and to replace the 'rule of law' with the 'rule of might.' These developments must stop.' Wayne Swan, National President of the Labor Party and former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, said, 'We believe in the power of public policy to change people's lives. In this era of hyper-individualism and the growing influence of oligarchs, it is becoming increasingly difficult to secure economic equality.' He also added that party activism has never been more important, particularly in the face of rising fascism and the concentration of power among oligarchs in countries like the United States. Telangana Chief Minister Shri Revanth Reddy, addressing international delegates, showcased his government's progressive welfare policies. 'We have implemented the largest farmer debt waiver in India—Rs 20,674 crore—and provide over Rs 20,000 crore annually in agricultural subsidies,' he said. Highlighting women's empowerment, he added, 'Our women entrepreneurs are competing with Adani and Ambani.' Deputy Chief Minister Shri Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka noted that the presence of over 450 international delegates had provided the right platform to exchange ideas on global justice and peace, in alignment with Rahul Gandhi's vision of NYAY. The Bharat Summit is poised to be a defining moment for the global progressive movement, committed to a democratic, liberal, and just world order, while honouring India's legacy in global peace and justice. 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Otago Daily Times
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Otago Daily Times
Young politician aims to revive youth wing
In 2023, Ethan Reille was hoping to become New Zealand's youngest politician. Almost two years later, he is still knee-deep in politics. Mr Reille, 20, is the Young Labour president and is an adviser to Labour's finance spokeswoman Barbara Edmonds. If that did not keep him busy enough, he is also chairman of a charitable trust, the Social Change Collective, that focuses on engaging young people on social or environmental issues, and is studying a bachelor of psychology. He said his aim with Labour was "revitalising" the youth wing. After the general election in 2023, Mr Reille felt the party's youth wing could be more active and mobilised, he said. "In opposition, it's really given us an opportunity to rethink how we represent young people." Despite a disappointing result at the last election, he is optimistic about the future of the party. "When I joined at the age of 15, it was the only party that I truly felt listened to young people and represented the values that I had. "It was very clear we lost the majority of the young votes in 2023 and so it was sort of my mission to reflect on that and find out how we can win that back in 2026." He said he was also not personally deterred from potentially running again. "Being very young and knowing the way the seat normally votes, of course I was optimistic to try and win and hold my own, but at the end of the day, I knew the odds were stacked against me. "I would do it all again in a heart-beat. There were no hard feelings, I was not discouraged. "I've made it very known to a lot of community members that, if I am asked to by them then I would definitely stand again." Mr Reille visited India last month with the Labour delegation that attended the Bharat Summit, a two-day conference focusing on youth politics, gender equality and climate change. "It was really great to connect with a lot of world leaders and global politicians and even some retired politicians to really discuss the swing of politics that's occurring around the world. "It's very clear the world has taken a very right wing swing and we're electing a lot for right and conservative leaders across the world. "That's something that, coming from a more progressive and socialist party, we must be observing but also learning from and understanding why there's a swing that way." Despite moving away, Waitaki was still very close to his heart. "I miss home a lot and I do try to pop down every chance that I can. "It's been really heartwarming to be in a different part of the country but still see so many updates from our community in Oamaru. "There are some really great things that are still happening and it's great to see so many community leaders still sticking at it."
The Wire
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Wire
‘The Right is Using the Political Touch Points of the Left to Justify Their Existence'
Hyderabad: The Telangana government hosted the Bharat Summit on April 25 and 26 in Hyderabad. It has been widely hailed as one of the biggest gatherings of global progressives from across the world in recent times. Elected leaders, activists and thinkers from nearly 100 countries congregated to find a road map to fight the surge of the right wing, globally. On the sidelines of the summit, The Wire spoke to Arena Williams, a two-time member of parliament and youth leader from New Zealand about how New Zealand has been somewhat successful in tackling the rise of the Right, and lessons that progressives around the world can learn from India. Williams, a member of New Zealand's Labour Party, represents Manurewa, a suburb in South Auckland. The electorate of Manurewa has been sending a Labour Party representative to parliament since 1963. Excerpts from the conversation follow. At a time when we are seeing Europe and US moving to the far right politically, why is New Zealand not so prominently tilting towards it? This is such an interesting observation. As a New Zealander with progressive values, sharing space at a forum like the Bharat Summit with a number of elected politicians from different parts of the world, I have thought about the rise of the Far Right; and what that would mean not only for me but for them too. So, when I look at New Zealand, I think we have the privilege to be in a position where we have this system called MMP (mixed member proportional) of parliamentary representation, whereby voters have one vote to elect their member of parliament to represent their region, and another vote to represent the party which they wish to govern. That electoral system means usually, the government is formed by two or more political parties, some of which could be minor parties too. At the moment, the governing party is a right-wing party (New Zealand National Party) but it is supported by New Zealand First, a small populist party, and the ACT Party which is a hard right neo-liberal party. I agree that one of the reasons why the far right hasn't had a reactionary rise in New Zealand in the way we are seeing it unfolding in many of the European states and in the United States is because we have an outlet for those views, and because in a pluralist democracy like ours, we are able to debate them well, meaning, those views have a way of being represented within a dialogue. However, I would also say that there are different conditions in New Zealand where we are not dealing with many of the challenges that countries represented at the Bharat Summit [from Europe] are. For example, New Zealand's geographic distance means we have not seen the rising tensions of the threat of war at our doorstep that many of these countries have. We have also not had mass migrations in the last ten years of refugees. We will have to deal with climate refugees in our region of the Pacific but we have not seen people coming in numbers undocumented, and this is one of the reasons why our immigration debate is very different from many of the European countries. People in New Zealand who have come to the country are there because they have come on a visa, either to work or to seek education; they are very few migrants who are undocumented. So, our migration debates can be about how many people we need to fill jobs in areas there have shortage; how many people the infrastructure can sustain; and their housing developments can sustain; and they are not about undocumented people like many of these countries that are seeing rash, reactionary anti migration discussions occurring. New Zealand may be a little different at the moment because it is not directly affected by the refugee issue, but as a representative of a centre-left political party, does anything in particular about the global right wing concern you? I am interested in thinking about the rise of the old right and how they are addressing issues like women's emancipation, etc; how it is playing out in democratic discourses around the world, led by many of the old right strongman elected leaders. They are using, say, things like immigration, to state that women are losing their place in the society because of it; they are facing more misogynistic views because of migration. They are also pointing to the LGBTQ communities in their countries, saying that migration is undermining their place in society too. So, what we see is, the Right is using the political touch points of the Left to justify their existence. It is something that I would say, is beginning to take hold in parts of Europe. For instance, Hungarian prime minister Victor Orban recently gave a speech at the European Union parliament where he very squarely pointed to migrants leading to the undermining of women, of gay people, of young people within his economy. Its a worrying trend for lot of reasons but the biggest one for me as an elected member is that there is a lack of focus from elected members globally to deal with the real problems facing people; say, for instance, women's emancipation and the progress of working people require political focus, and we cannot exit a political narrative that sees that the reason why these people aren't getting heard is because of migrants. We have to address and tackle the underlying economic factors that are holding such people back; why young women can't be educated in many states; why young people can't afford to buy houses and can't afford to save for their futures; those are things that are symptoms of rising inequality in the world, and are not a symptom of migration. A panel on economic justice at Bharat Summit in Hyderabad, Telangana. Photo: Ajoy Ashirwad It is also true that a large number of undocumented migrants from countries like Syria, or now from Palestine, are heading to the West because of the foreign policy and military decisions of the First World and their friends. You are completely right there. Those undocumented people who are seeking safety – seeking homes, jobs, for their families – absolutely deserve those things and we as a global community need to make sure that they have those things. However, the pressure that they didn't put on the other states is also something we should be thinking about because we should also be keeping in mind those people who are receiving the refugees. I think, some ordinary working people who usually vote for left-wing politicians (in Europe) are seeing a lack of care and respect for the everyday experience they are feeling; that they might lose their jobs; their children's education is suffering because of migration, etc. They say that there is no real response from the democratically-elected leaders from the progressive liberal space. So, the alternative Right is being able to fill that void. I also think that pointing to those war-related issues is an uniting issue; its exactly what the democratic Left around the world needs to hear; that we do have models to address such issues and hope is not lost. Do you have any particular model in mind? Can India provide any solution? Yes, for instance, look at India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru who gave the Indian people not only the seeds of the nationhood but also a sense of national purpose by creating an industrial policy plan for India where every man, woman and child was called upon to join that national project of creating and building steel, dams, projects of making jobs, and that has to be the answer of the Left too. When people are scared that they won't be able to hold on to a job, when people are scared that they won't have a house to live in, it is only the government that can step up to the challenge and provide those jobs. The governments can provide those jobs by creating industries, by working with private sector to unlock resources to be able to harness the collective power within a country to create something. I think that's what we will see from Europe, to not only electrify but rearm Europe in the next decade which would be a huge call to the ordinary working class people that the government has a project where they will have a place. We will see it not only in Europe but also in the Trump Administration to some extent, re-industrialising America in what he is calling national resilience and self reliance as his project. We need socially progressive democratically elected leaders to re-harness the tools of government to be able too recreate those jobs, and set up industries too; we can't leave it to the Right because we will then see a consistent undermining of those rights that people have to be involved in. Prime Minister Nehru, long back, had got it very right; he included people, brought women too to the picture and that is the way forward even now. We have seen thinkers, activists, elected leaders like you from nearly 100 countries congregating at the Bharat Summit to address various panel discussions and also to participate in closed-door conversations. Do you see a larger holding of hands of the progressive forces worldwide in the near future trying to find an answer to fight the Right? There is value in bringing people together for such discussions, whether they are civic level elected leaders, or from the city or state level or leaders at the national level. But we have to be very conscious of the people who are not in the room. In the panel discussion held at the Summit on Youth and Politics of Tomorrow (on April 25), there were very good questions put by the audience about whether young marginalised domestic workers and gig workers are being represented in the conversation. What I mean to underlines is, we need to be conscious that the decisions we make here (at the Summit) are for the good of the people, and the people see themselves represented within the conversations. Of course, the beauty of a democratic method of governance is that we all come with a community's best interests at heart; likewise, we are all here representing a constituency – as different as they may be and with their interests informing not only the political discussions but also the values that we hold. Democracy is often described as having the best and the worst solutions; its a messy one, but it is also something that we all can work very hard to make it right.
The Wire
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Wire
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Menu हिंदी తెలుగు اردو Home Politics Economy World Security Law Science Society Culture Editor's Pick Opinion Support independent journalism. Donate Now Politics 'The Right is Using the Political Touch Points of the Left to Justify Their Existence' Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty 5 minutes ago In conversation with Arena Williams, a two-time member of parliament and youth leader from New Zealand. Arena Williams. Photo: Special arrangement Hyderabad: The Telangana government hosted the Bharat Summit on April 25 and 26 in Hyderabad. It has been widely hailed as one of the biggest gatherings of global progressives from across the world in recent times. Elected leaders, activists and thinkers from nearly 100 countries congregated to find a road map to fight the surge of the right wing, globally. On the sidelines of the summit, The Wire spoke to Arena Williams, a two-time member of parliament and youth leader from New Zealand about how New Zealand has been somewhat successful in tackling the rise of the Right, and lessons that progressives around the world can learn from India. Williams, a member of New Zealand's Labour Party, represents Manurewa, a suburb in South Auckland. The electorate of Manurewa has been sending a Labour Party representative to parliament since 1963. Excerpts from the conversation follow. At a time when we are seeing Europe and US moving to the far right politically, why is New Zealand not so prominently tilting towards it? This is such an interesting observation. As a New Zealander with progressive values, sharing space at a forum like the Bharat Summit with a number of elected politicians from different parts of the world, I have thought about the rise of the Far Right; and what that would mean not only for me but for them too. So, when I look at New Zealand, I think we have the privilege to be in a position where we have this system called MMP (mixed member proportional) of parliamentary representation, whereby voters have one vote to elect their member of parliament to represent their region, and another vote to represent the party which they wish to govern. That electoral system means usually, the government is formed by two or more political parties, some of which could be minor parties too. At the moment, the governing party is a right-wing party (New Zealand National Party) but it is supported by New Zealand First, a small populist party, and the ACT Party which is a hard right neo-liberal party. I agree that one of the reasons why the far right hasn't had a reactionary rise in New Zealand in the way we are seeing it unfolding in many of the European states and in the United States is because we have an outlet for those views, and because in a pluralist democracy like ours, we are able to debate them well, meaning, those views have a way of being represented within a dialogue. However, I would also say that there are different conditions in New Zealand where we are not dealing with many of the challenges that countries represented at the Bharat Summit [from Europe] are. For example, New Zealand's geographic distance means we have not seen the rising tensions of the threat of war at our doorstep that many of these countries have. We have also not had mass migrations in the last ten years of refugees. We will have to deal with climate refugees in our region of the Pacific but we have not seen people coming in numbers undocumented, and this is one of the reasons why our immigration debate is very different from many of the European countries. People in New Zealand who have come to the country are there because they have come on a visa, either to work or to seek education; they are very few migrants who are undocumented. So, our migration debates can be about how many people we need to fill jobs in areas there have shortage; how many people the infrastructure can sustain; and their housing developments can sustain; and they are not about undocumented people like many of these countries that are seeing rash, reactionary anti migration discussions occurring. New Zealand may be a little different at the moment because it is not directly affected by the refugee issue, but as a representative of a centre-left political party, does anything in particular about the global right wing concern you? I am interested in thinking about the rise of the old right and how they are addressing issues like women's emancipation, etc; how it is playing out in democratic discourses around the world, led by many of the old right strongman elected leaders. They are using, say, things like immigration, to state that women are losing their place in the society because of it; they are facing more misogynistic views because of migration. They are also pointing to the LGBTQ communities in their countries, saying that migration is undermining their place in society too. So, what we see is, the Right is using the political touch points of the Left to justify their existence. It is something that I would say, is beginning to take hold in parts of Europe. For instance, Hungarian prime minister Victor Orban recently gave a speech at the European Union parliament where he very squarely pointed to migrants leading to the undermining of women, of gay people, of young people within his economy. Its a worrying trend for lot of reasons but the biggest one for me as an elected member is that there is a lack of focus from elected members globally to deal with the real problems facing people; say, for instance, women's emancipation and the progress of working people require political focus, and we cannot exit a political narrative that sees that the reason why these people aren't getting heard is because of migrants. We have to address and tackle the underlying economic factors that are holding such people back; why young women can't be educated in many states; why young people can't afford to buy houses and can't afford to save for their futures; those are things that are symptoms of rising inequality in the world, and are not a symptom of migration. A panel on economic justice at Bharat Summit in Hyderabad, Telangana. Photo: Ajoy Ashirwad It is also true that a large number of undocumented migrants from countries like Syria, or now from Palestine, are heading to the West because of the foreign policy and military decisions of the First World and their friends. You are completely right there. Those undocumented people who are seeking safety – seeking homes, jobs, for their families – absolutely deserve those things and we as a global community need to make sure that they have those things. However, the pressure that they didn't put on the other states is also something we should be thinking about because we should also be keeping in mind those people who are receiving the refugees. I think, some ordinary working people who usually vote for left-wing politicians (in Europe) are seeing a lack of care and respect for the everyday experience they are feeling; that they might lose their jobs; their children's education is suffering because of migration, etc. They say that there is no real response from the democratically-elected leaders from the progressive liberal space. So, the alternative Right is being able to fill that void. I also think that pointing to those war-related issues is an uniting issue; its exactly what the democratic Left around the world needs to hear; that we do have models to address such issues and hope is not lost. Do you have any particular model in mind? Can India provide any solution? Yes, for instance, look at India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru who gave the Indian people not only the seeds of the nationhood but also a sense of national purpose by creating an industrial policy plan for India where every man, woman and child was called upon to join that national project of creating and building steel, dams, projects of making jobs, and that has to be the answer of the Left too. When people are scared that they won't be able to hold on to a job, when people are scared that they won't have a house to live in, it is only the government that can step up to the challenge and provide those jobs. The governments can provide those jobs by creating industries, by working with private sector to unlock resources to be able to harness the collective power within a country to create something. I think that's what we will see from Europe, to not only electrify but rearm Europe in the next decade which would be a huge call to the ordinary working class people that the government has a project where they will have a place. We will see it not only in Europe but also in the Trump Administration to some extent, re-industrialising America in what he is calling national resilience and self reliance as his project. We need socially progressive democratically elected leaders to re-harness the tools of government to be able too recreate those jobs, and set up industries too; we can't leave it to the Right because we will then see a consistent undermining of those rights that people have to be involved in. Prime Minister Nehru, long back, had got it very right; he included people, brought women too to the picture and that is the way forward even now. We have seen thinkers, activists, elected leaders like you from nearly 100 countries congregating at the Bharat Summit to address various panel discussions and also to participate in closed-door conversations. Do you see a larger holding of hands of the progressive forces worldwide in the near future trying to find an answer to fight the Right? There is value in bringing people together for such discussions, whether they are civic level elected leaders, or from the city or state level or leaders at the national level. But we have to be very conscious of the people who are not in the room. In the panel discussion held at the Summit on Youth and Politics of Tomorrow (on April 25), there were very good questions put by the audience about whether young marginalised domestic workers and gig workers are being represented in the conversation. What I mean to underlines is, we need to be conscious that the decisions we make here (at the Summit) are for the good of the people, and the people see themselves represented within the conversations. Of course, the beauty of a democratic method of governance is that we all come with a community's best interests at heart; likewise, we are all here representing a constituency – as different as they may be and with their interests informing not only the political discussions but also the values that we hold. Democracy is often described as having the best and the worst solutions; its a messy one, but it is also something that we all can work very hard to make it right. 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