London: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi focused his speech at the prestigious Cambridge University on “the art of listening” and called for a new way of thinking for democracies. In his lecture at the university, Gandhi called for new thinking to promote a democratic environment in the world that should not be imposed.
Referring to the decline in the manufacturing sector in democracies such as India and the US in recent years, Gandhi said this change has brought out massive inequality and resentment that needed urgent attention and dialogue. Business School’ (Cambridge JBS) Visiting Fellow. He taught “Learning to Listen in the 21st Century” Delivering a lecture on the subject, he said, “We cannot imagine a world without democratic systems.
He said, “So, we need a new thinking about how you create a democratic environment instead of creating an environment by force.” He said that the “art of listening” is “Very Powerful” it occurs. He said that democratic systems are very important in the world. The lecture was divided into three major parts. It started with the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ It was because of the mention of Gandhi did a walk of about 4,000 kilometers from September 2022 to January 2023 and this journey passed through 12 states of India.
The US and China have had “two different approaches” since World War II, especially after the 1991 disintegration of the Soviet Union; But the second part of the lecture remained in focus. Gandhi said that apart from eliminating manufacturing jobs, the US opened its doors less after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, while China “promoted harmony” through organizations around the Chinese Communist Party.
The theme of the last phase of his lecture was “The Inevitability of Global Dialogue” Was. He tried to weave together different dimensions in calling for new ways of adopting different points of view. He also explained to the students of the University of Cambridge that “the journey’ There is a pilgrimage that people “engage themselves in” so that they can listen to others.
