India is organising a global photography competition to showcase its growing "soft power", factors that influence the opinion of individuals and organisations towards the country through the medium of culture.
Entry for the global competition, being conducted by the Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, is free and open to all those who are 18 years of age or above as on September 1, 2013.
The competition also aimed at inviting the world to share its perception on what India is, along with the aspiration to bring people from all over the world closer to India and its culture.
Photographs for the competition must be submitted on or before October 31, Indian Embassy in Kuwait said in a statement.
The themes of the competition are India is youthful, India is timeless and India is undiscovered.
The jurors for the competition include scholars and professionals from the fields of photography and culture, it said.
