President Pratibha Patil on Thursday arrived in Mexico on the second leg of her 13-day tri-nation Latin American tour.
President Patil spoke about the common challenges being faced by Mexico and India, emphasising the need for ensuring inclusive economic growth.
"Our overriding challenge is inclusive growth not simply growth," she said, adding, "We are working together towards the establishment of a more just, humane and fair world order."
"The focus of our policies is the betterment of the lives of our people. We are engaged in this major endeavour through systems of political governance that are rooted in plural democracy," she said in a brief address.
Text: PTI | Photographs: Rashtrapati Bhavan
Image: President Pratibha Patil interacts with her Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon.
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