Phagwara (Punjab):

Delivering the convocation handle at a personal college in Punjab on Sunday, former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott requested college students to take pleasure in India’s potential to result in peace, prosperity, freedom, and improvement on the planet.

Mr Abbott expressed his admiration for India as a exceptional nation.

He stated he has persistently valued the nation and its trigger, advocating for India’s liberal democratic management on a world scale.

He urged the graduating college students to take pleasure in India’s potential to result in peace, prosperity, freedom, and improvement on the planet, and inspired them to utilise the arrogance and perception instilled in them by way of their levels and medals to make a constructive impression on society.

Mr Abbott was the chief visitor on the eleventh annual convocation of Lovely Professional University (LPU) right here.

At the convocation, the previous Australian prime minister was conferred an honorary doctorate, in line with a press notice issued by the college.

More than 60,000 college students acquired levels in various domains on the event. It additionally marked the commencement of LPU’s first batch of ‘Online Mode Students’.

Founder Chancellor of LPU Ashok Kumar Mittal presided over the convocation. He highlighted the partnership between LPU and 16 prestigious Australian universities and shared the college’s latest achievements.

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