India and Italy share a similar vision and could become soft power leaders: Italian Ambassador

India and Italy share a similar vision for a world situation based on peace and both countries can play a leading role in international soft power, Italian Ambassador to India Vincenzo De Luca said here on Friday. mentioned in.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message that ‘now is a time for peace’ against the backdrop of a difficult geopolitical situation was the basis for the success of the G20 Summit,” the ambassador said while interacting with the media during the two-day annual conference. I mentioned it in the. This is the Soft Power Club here at Techno Park.

He pointed out that Italy and India are enjoying the best period of relations, as evidenced by the two summits between Prime Minister Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni last year.

This strategic partnership will enable the two countries to cooperate not only in hard power areas such as defense and cybersecurity, but also in soft power areas such as heritage, contemporary art, innovation and technology, he said.

Italy and India are among the top countries on UNESCO’s list of tangible heritage sites. “Soft power does not mean promoting only one culture. It means building bridges between the cultures, visions, ideas and principles of different societies,” he added. .

Francesco Rutelli, former Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and founder of the Soft Power Club, spoke on the occasion and highlighted India’s growing role in world affairs.

“India’s soft power will be decisive in the near future as no multilateral agreement can be concluded without India’s contribution,” he said. “Kerala is the perfect place to illustrate India’s soft power for historical and contemporary reasons.”

The media session was chaired by G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant.

Sanjeev Sanyal, member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, said artisans from Kerala are playing a leading role in international heritage projects that showcase India’s soft power to the world. A stitch ship (a wooden vessel made without iron nails) is currently being built in Goa, and the construction of the 20-meter-long vessel is being helmed by craftsmen from Beypore. This document has been prepared in collaboration with the Indian Navy and the Ministry of Culture to document the ancient technology that is disappearing.

The ship is scheduled to make its maiden voyage to Oman and then to Bali by the end of 2025. According to Sanyal, the inspiration for this boat came from her 15th century paintings in the Ajanta Caves.