Touseef Raina from Baramulla selected to participate in top US programme meant for leaders of tomorrow
Srinagar: Touseef Raina has achieved the rare distinction of following in the footsteps of the late prime ministers Atal Behari Vajpayee and Indira Gandhi as a participant in one of the most prestigious programmes in the world for leaders of the future.
Raina, 28, is going to the US in March for the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) meant for those showing promise of political leadership. Very few young leaders from different parts of the world are chosen for this programme. Vajpayee and Indira Gandhi were among others who were chosen several decades ago.
The IVLP is the U.S. Government’s most prestigious professional programme for youth. Of the large number of world leaders who have participated in this programme over the past 80 years, no less than 335 are current or former Heads of State.
Raina is the director of the Think tank, Policy Institute of Jammu and Kashmir. He is a dynamic young change-maker with an outstanding record of shaping a positive, forward-looking cultural, social, and political milieu in Kashmir.
Raina is a self-made leader and thinker who remains deeply rooted in his humble beginnings, and has a thorough understanding of the weft and waft of the fabric of Kashmiri society.
Raina is a socio-political activist from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district who launched and became the chairman of the NGO, Global Youth Foundation, when he was still a teenager. Under its auspices, he has engaged the youth of Kashmir in social and cultural programmes, and run campaigns against drugs, corruption, and human rights abuse.
Touseef is an activist and organisation-builder of proven merit. He has consistently demonstrated a mind of his own, and bold leadership, during more than a decade of leading change.
He has worked tirelessly for inter-faith and inter-region harmony, and for peace-building through myriad creative activities. He his striven tirelessly for social justice.
During the next few weeks, Raina and other promising leaders from different parts of the world will meet political, social, and academic leaders in different parts of the US. They will spend most of the time in the US capital, Washington DC.
Raina intends to explore how enhancing the leadership skills, knowledge-base, and aspirations of the next generation can advance their civic engagement. `I look forward to learning and growing. I am deeply humbled and excited to participate in this programme. It is a privilege,’ Raina said.
This programme will facilitate his interaction with public, private, academic, religious, and gross-roots organisations to learn about best practices in responsible citizen activism and leadership, as well as educational and social strategies to prepare for positive civic engagement.
This programme will include volunteer activism, professional networking, and opportunities to share empowerment strategies. It aims to offer current and emerging international leaders the opportunity to experience the diversity of political, economic, social and cultural life in the US.
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