New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address of the TV9 Network’s ‘What India Thinks Today’ Global Summit. Addressing the summit, the PM noted that today India has energized as a strong voice in the global south.
Pointing out that today India stands with every crisis in the world, he noted that while many countries thought it would take several years for the vaccine to reach every corner of India, instead the country made its own vaccine and delivered it to various countries.
“The world must unite to address global challenges, one of which is the issue of energy resources. To tackle this, we established the International Solar Alliance, ensuring that even smaller nations can benefit from sustainable energy. This initiative will have a positive impact on climate change and help secure the needs of countries in the Global South. I’m pleased to share that over 100 countries have already engaged with this effort,” he noted further.
‘India only country which doubled GDP in 10 years’
Speaking about India’s growing economy, the PM added, “New figures from the IMF have come out, these figures say that India is the only major economy in the world that has doubled its GDP in 10 years. In the last decade, India has added $2 trillion to its economy.”
Ponting out that India has the largest youth population in the world, PM Modi further observed that the PM observed that youth of the country is not only becoming skilled rapidly but is also accelerating innovation. “Amidst all this, the mantra of India’s foreign policy has become India First. Once upon a time, India had a policy of maintaining equal distance from everyone, the policy of Equi-Distance. The policy of today’s India is… be equally close to everyone, the policy of equi-closeness,” he said.
India is now everyone’s closest country: PMModi
Prime Minister Modi noted, “India has the largest youth population in the world. The youth here are accelerating development. They are giving a new mantra, which is India First. There was a time when India used to maintain equal distance from the world, but now India is maintaining equal proximity with the world. India has increased its need in the world.”
