The third part of the series of events scheduled for observing International Democracy Day by Arunachal Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), got underway with the successful conduct of a national webinar titled “Democracy Under Strain : Solution for a Changing World”.
The webinar was coordinated by three Departments in RGU, namely, Institute of Distance Education (IDE, RGU), Department of Political Science, and Department of National Security Studies (NSS, RGU).
The programme was attended by dignitaries from all over the country with four distinguished speakers who gave their perspectives on the topic of the webinar.
Prof Amitava Mitra, Pro VC, RGU, gave a brief overview of the webinar. He stated that in 2007 the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe 15 September as the International Day of Democracy with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy and invited all member states and organizations to commemorate the day in an appropriate manner that contributes to raising public awareness.
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