India, June 14 -- New Development Bank (NDB) President and former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff recently attended a major International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2025 curtain raiser event in the Chinese city of Shanghai.

The Consulate General of India in Shanghai wrote on X: "CG @PratikMathur1 and Team CGI Shanghai were honoured to have H.E. Ms. Dilma Rousseff @dilmabr , President of New Development Bank @NDB_int and former President of Brazil, join the key #IDY2025 curtain raiser event in Shanghai today."

In her keynote address to the gathering, President Rousseff said, "Yoga is one of India's greatest gifts to the world, a practice that transcends geography, language and belief."

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