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The world has plunged into a "grave crisis" and is passing through "dangerous" times, veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi said on Thursday and exhorted people to take recourse to Indian philosophy for peace and prosperity. Joshi also expressed concern over the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and the Russia-Ukraine war, saying given the emerging situations in the world, it appears that humans may not be able to survive on Earth for more than 50 years. He was speaking at the launch of RSS functionary and ideologue Manmohan Vaidya's book titled "We and the World Around" here. "In 1979, the then UN secretary general had said just a few years are left if leaders do not give up the arms race, and countries don't stop attacking each other and destroying nature. He had said the world would be in a serious problem in the next 10-20 years if this is not understood," Joshi said. "People somehow got through those 10-20 years but it doesn't seem that we would be able to get through the next 50
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday. After meeting the former Union Human Resources & Development Minister, PM Modi took to Twitter and wrote, "Got guidance and blessings from respected Murli Manohar Joshi ji today. Every worker like me always gets a new energy after meeting him."Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an educational convention titled the Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam at the Bharat Mandapam in Delhi on Saturday, which coincided with the third anniversary of National Education Policy 2020.The Prime Minister along with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan arrived at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan for the inauguration ceremony of the convention. Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Annapurna Devi, Subhas Sarkar and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh were present at the programme.The Prime Minister also interacted with children and adults and also looked at the projects the children had displayed.While addressing the .