New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Noting that India is a "global powerhouse" and "a mega trend," Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Thursday that New Delhi is emerging as the leading voice in an increasingly multipolar world.

Delivering the 55th Sapru House Lecture here, Kombos also referred to the geopolitical tensions and said populism is on the rise, and there is uncertainty.

"India is a global powerhouse. This is a fact. India is a mega-trend. This is a fact. It has the richest of history and culture and potential that is unrivalled. This is a fact..." "We are meeting here today in the midst of a polycrisis, one of the effects of which is making no exception as to their reach, their impact. There is no insularity, no immunity. ...