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Amid the ongoing India-Canada diplomatic row, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said India does not have “taken-for -granted relations” and that all its bilateral ties are built on trust and reliability.
“When India moves forward there is no jealousy but world feels happy about it as its progress benefits the world,” he said at the inaugural session of the NDTV World Summit titled ‘The India Century’.
The PM also said the country is now moving ahead with a “forward-looking approach” and the “tradition” of governments comparing their work with the ones of their predecessors is no longer appealing. “The metric of success from now on would be ‘What we want to achieve’. India now has a forward-looking approach. The vision for a developed India by 2047 is a part of this mindset,” he added.
In his address, Modi also touched upon key developments in the last five years which, he said, have pushed India to “emerge as a beacon of hope”.
As the NDA-led BJP government completes 125 days at the Centre, Modi listed out the work done so far. “In this period, 3 crore new homes for the poor have been approved. In these 125 days, we have also started working on infrastructure projects worth Rs 9 lakh crore,” he said.
Referring to the Lok Sabha election results, Modi said the people’s votes had given a message of “stability”. In addition to a mandate that brought the BJP to power for the third consecutive term, he added the recent Haryana Assembly polls strengthened this message.
“In six decades for the first time, people have given a mandate to a government for three consecutive terms. This is a message of stability. In the recent Haryana election also, people strengthened this expression of stability,” Modi said.
In the Haryana polls, the CM Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP won 48 out of 90 seats to form the state government for the third straight time.
Emphasising that the global present and the future are connected to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Modi said India has the “power of double AI advantage”.
“For the world AI means Artificial Intelligence, we have that, but along with that we also have aspirational India. When the power of aspirational India and artificial intelligence combines then it is natural for development to take place at a fast pace,” he said, adding that India is increasing use of AI in every sector.
Further, the PM said “stability, sustainability and solutions” are the need of the hour. “The current times of 21st century is the most important in human history. There is a need for stability, sustainability and solutions. They are most important for a better future for humanity and India is striving for them,” he added.
— With PTI inputs
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