International ,Desk, 23 June: Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized on Thursday that the economic progress made since his previous trip to the United States stating that India is currently the world’s fifth-largest economy and will soon overtake it as the third-largest.
“When I first visited the US as a Prime Minister, India was the 10th largest economy in the world. Today, India is the 5th largest. and we will be the third largest soon,” PM Modi said in his address to the US Congress in Capitol Hill.
“We are not only growing bigger, but we are also growing faster… When India grows, the whole world grows,” he added.
The Prime Minister stated that the world now wants to learn more about India. Despite the fact that there are over 2,500 political parties in India, over 20 different parties control various states, and there are 22 official languages and dozens of dialects, “we speak in one voice.”
“We have over 2,500 political parties. About 20 different parties govern various states of India. We have 22 official languages and thousands of dialects, yet we speak in one voice,” he said.
“…today in modern India, women are leading us to a better future. India’s vision is not just of development that benefits women. It is of women-led development where women lead the journey of progress. A woman has risen from a humble tribal background to be our Head of State…,” he added.
“India is the home to all faiths in the world and we celebrate all of them. In India, diversity is a natural way of life, today the world wants to know more and more about India.”
Earlier on June 22, PM Modi and the First Lady of the USA Dr Jill Biden came together in a landmark event titled “India and USA: Skilling for Future”.
The conference’s main theme was “Workforce Redevelopment Across Higher Education Institutions to Expand and Enhance Access to Quality Education Throughout Society” at the National Science Centre in Washington, DC.
Prime Minister emphasised the numerous initiatives India has done to support innovation, skill development and education. He valued the ongoing academic interactions and exchanges between the US and Indian academic and scientific ecosystems.
In his speech, the prime minister outlined five recommendations for reviving India-USA cooperation in the fields of education and research.