Current Affairs - National - Discussion

Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Culture and Tourism, participated in the 17th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Culture Ministers' Meeting held on September 10, 2020. Discussion was held on the role and place of culture during the global epidemiological crisis and on the prospects for developing multilateral cultural cooperation within the SCO. Patel addressed participants of the meeting and presented India's perspective to strengthen the cultural cooperation within SCO by using digital technology as an effective medium for dissemination and awakening with regard to customs, culture and traditions in the prevailing conditions.