<span style="color: #222222;">President Ram Nath Kovind today said that India has a widespread tradition of Vaad-Vivaad and Samvaad and today there is need to reconnect with that heritage. Speaking on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi today, the President said, India's ancient philosophy, called Darshan, is often acknowledged to be far more subtle and robust than the best of philosophical works produced elsewhere.<br />''<br />'' He noted that the people, especially the youth, are keen to learn more, not only in terms of facts but also in terms of tools of critical thinking necessary to arrive at truth. The President said that when the idea of the IIC was conceived in 1958 as an international platform for exchange of views, the world was coping with issues concerning a fair and stable international order and legacy-burdens of two world wars.<br />''<br />''Mr Kovind said, as the contemporary world is going through a phase of transition, forums like the IIC become all the more relevant. The President said that the founding of this institution was done by women and men with a vision of India's future and its role in a world of international cooperation. He said, the IIC stands for a vision of India as a vibrant democracy where it is possible to initiate dialogue in an atmosphere of amity and understanding, with national and international participation. </span><br />