Prime Minister Narendra Modi firmly believed that India should not attempt to become like any other nation as the idea of India is huge enough it itself to establish an unique identity for the country.
"India does not need to become anything else. India must become only India. This is a country that once upon a time was called the golden bird. We have fallen from where we were before. But now we have the chance to rise again," Modi told CNN in his first exclusive interview after he became prime minister.
Comparing India to China, the prime minister believed that the current era belonged to Asia.
"If you see the details of the last five or 10 centuries, you will see that India and China have grown at similar paces. Their contributions to global GDP have risen in parallel, and fallen in parallel. Today's era once again belongs to Asia. India and China are both growing rapidly, together," Modi said.
His remarks assumes significance as Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a visit to India last week and the two countries inked many bilateral pacts to boost trade relations between New Delhi and Beijing.
Modi became the prime minister of the country after winning the historic Lok Sabha polls remarkably where he almost single-handedly helped his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party to become the single largest party by ensuring absolute majority to form the government. The Modi-led government is also India's first non-Congress government to get absolute majority in independent India. His victory in the polls was largely a victory of hope and the nation has looked up to him to deliver immensely. In turn, the prime minister has also reposed a massive faith in his countrymen.
"It is my absolute belief that Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities. I have a lot of faith in the entrepreneurial nature of our 1.25 billion people. There is a lot of capability. And I have a clear road map to channel it," Modi said. more
"India does not need to become anything else. India must become only India. This is a country that once upon a time was called the golden bird. We have fallen from where we were before. But now we have the chance to rise again," Modi told CNN in his first exclusive interview after he became prime minister.
Comparing India to China, the prime minister believed that the current era belonged to Asia.
"If you see the details of the last five or 10 centuries, you will see that India and China have grown at similar paces. Their contributions to global GDP have risen in parallel, and fallen in parallel. Today's era once again belongs to Asia. India and China are both growing rapidly, together," Modi said.
His remarks assumes significance as Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a visit to India last week and the two countries inked many bilateral pacts to boost trade relations between New Delhi and Beijing.
Modi became the prime minister of the country after winning the historic Lok Sabha polls remarkably where he almost single-handedly helped his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party to become the single largest party by ensuring absolute majority to form the government. The Modi-led government is also India's first non-Congress government to get absolute majority in independent India. His victory in the polls was largely a victory of hope and the nation has looked up to him to deliver immensely. In turn, the prime minister has also reposed a massive faith in his countrymen.
"It is my absolute belief that Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities. I have a lot of faith in the entrepreneurial nature of our 1.25 billion people. There is a lot of capability. And I have a clear road map to channel it," Modi said. more
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My observation frrom the day of convassing for General Elections and after taking over as PM , Modiji is taking lot of interest in all areas including bilateral talks and joint participation and investment of funds by Japan &China and honesty, hard work gives lot of hope and prosperity to our country .Other party mambers including his ministers and opposition support, there will be lot of scope for development G.K.Naidu, Hyderabad more
Sep 23
i, R.VENUGOPAL, EX SCIENTIST ATOMIC ENERGY EST , RETD STAYING IN BANGALORE WOULD LIKE TO SEND MY COMMENTS ONOUR PRIME MINISTER. IT HAS BEEN HIS ENDURANCE AND CANVASING ALL OVER INDIA , HIS VISION AND HIS INTEGRITY BROUGHT HIM SUCCESS AND HIS DYNAMISM IS REMARKABLE AND WE WISH AND PRAY GOD THAT HE LIVES LONG WITH GOOD HEALTH TO SERVE THE COUNTRY, AND ALL HIS MP^S SHOULD SUPPORT HIM IN ALL HIS ACTIVITIES AND GOD BLESS MR MODI VENUGOPAL, BANGALORE more
Sep 21
strenghten the ands of our Govt. so that expexted results are visible in a year.The counrty is going to achieve greater hights in all areas provided we fully cooperate, work hard for the nation and create smosphere in India which brings back our talents from abroad to back home to contribute and enjoy working with their own country men more
Sep 21
Yes the Naration in the first interview of PM reflects the facts truly. The actions taken by Mr Modi right from inviting the SOUTH ASSIAN COUTRIES HEADS in the oath taking cremoney to visiting Japan which has given an attraction to china towards our market potential and was ackonoledged by china when their President visited India and no of trade agreements were signed,all these developments have sent a strong signal that we have established ourselves in the worl market and we can see how eagerly US is waiting for Indias visit to US.Many people have started asking Indias foreign policy which is so clearly visible from the acts of the govt.There is need for every Party and every section of our society to stop the internal differnces and n more
Sep 21
