Kailash Satyarthi for embracing compassion as driving force for economic, social transformation

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy welcoming Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi during the formal opening of the Telangana Rising Global Summit, in Hyderabad, on Monday.

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has urged global leaders, investors and policy makers to embrace compassion as a driving force for economic and social transformation.

Speaking at the inaugural of Telangana Rising global summit here on Monday, he said leaders should build compassionate politics, compassionate economies and compassionate society, asserting that global challenges could not be solved without it. Progress must uplift all people and there is a need for a collective resolve to ensure that no one is left behind, he said.

“World suffers not from shortage of resources but from deficit in moral courage, responsibility and accountability,” he said.

He expressed concern that the world at present faces shrinking humanity, rising extremism, growing divides and threats to peace, and called upon the global community to find new and innovative solutions to overcome them.

Investment in Telangana is not only financial but also contribution to shaping a better world, he said.