As the countdown to the Tokyo Olympics has begun, the revival of the ancient world Delphic Games movement in India has gathered pace. The head office of Delphic Games is in Geneva. While the Olympic Games are intended for international physical sports competitions, the Delphic Games are intended for global competitions for various forms of musical arts, performing arts, visual arts, literature, social arts, communications, ecological arts and architecture. Delhi-based Bijender Goel (55), known for introducing onsite earthquake early warning technology to South Asia, has been appointed founding chairman of the Indian Delphic Council (INDC). Goel is also the South Asian Affairs Advisor to the International Delphic Council (IDC). He was previously the Special Representative (Minister of State), Jharkhand. The history of the Games of Delphi dates back to Delphi in Greece 2,500 years ago “as the twin sister of the Olympic Games”. The modern-day Delphi Games were revived in 1994 – 100 years after the reintroduction of the Olympic Games. Since the revival, the Delphic Games have been held in Georgia, Russia, Malaysia, South Korea, Philippines, Germany and South Africa, while Delphic Summits, Delphic Art Wall initiatives and others festivals of cultural significance have been organized elsewhere in the world. India has participated in three editions of the Delphic Games abroad and won gold and silver medals in South Korea. Goel said, “We plan to introduce the Delphic movement to artists, art lovers, various stakeholders and government agencies by promoting all categories of art through festivals and events. ” As Head of South Asia, Goel initiated the process of forming National Delphic Councils in seven countries in the ASACR region. “In India, we have formed Delphic councils in 22 states and hope to cover the whole country soon,” Goel said. “Once the Covid-19 pandemic is over,” said Goel, “we will be planning the National Delphic Games in a big way and participating in the World Delphic event later. “

Top Congress leader Jairam Ramesh is quite amused that many young party leaders are “accepted” by the BJP whom he had always despised for being “privileged”. “When these people are in Congress, the BJP criticizes them but then takes them too,” Ramesh said speaking to a TV station. “The young people who have left us are privileged from birth. They got good positions through the party, ”said Ramesh a few days after key GenNext leader Jitin Prasada left for the BJP. “But for every Jyotiraditya Scindia and Prasada who have left, there are thousands of young members of Congress fighting for the party… despite the fact that we are not in power at the Center.” Said that young congressional leader Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan is another “flight risk” after his rebellion last year against Rajasthani chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Ramesh said: “Pilot is a great asset to Congress. there is a great future ahead of him in the party.

At a time when the Center comes under criticism for moving forward amid the Covid-19 pandemic with the massive Central Vista project which also includes a new Parliament building, New Delhi has pledged to fund the new Parliament building in Africa’s smallest country, Eswatini, with the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) which provided a line of credit of $ 108.28 million. Formerly known as Swaziland, Eswatini is a landlocked country in southern Africa with neighbors Mozambique and South Africa. A line of credit agreement to this effect has been signed between Exim Bank Managing Director Nirmit Ved and Eswatini Finance Minister Neal H. Rijkenberg. India is also helping to finance the new Parliament in Gitega, the national capital of Burundi, and two ministerial buildings in Bujumbura, the country’s largest city and main port. India has also participated in the construction of the Afghan Parliament building in the past. The building was inaugurated in 2015 by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In total, 211 lines of credit amounting to $ 12.85 billion have been extended to African countries in various infrastructure projects by India. Exim Bank has specifically granted 272 lines of credit, covering 62 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the CIS with credit commitments of approximately $ 26.84 billion.