PRESIDENT OF INDIA ADDRESSES IB CENTENARY ENDOWMENT LECTURE ON THESUBJECT'PEOPLE-CENTRIC NATIONAL SECURITY: COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN BUILDING VIKSIT BHARAT'

India, Dec. 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, addressed the IB Centenary Endowment Lecture on the subject 'People-Centric National Security: Community Participation in Building Viksit Bharat' in New Delhi today (December 23, 2025).

Speaking on the occasion, the President said that it is a matter of pride that after Independence, IB has been playing a stellar role in providing security to the people of India and assuring the unity and integrity of the Nation.

The President said that the theme for this lecture 'People-Centric National Security: Community Participation in Building Viksit Bharat' is of immediate as well as long-term significance for our country. All institutions c...