PM Modi opens up on India’s place in the world; envisions year 2047
Addresses India's global and local factors
Updated: Sep 3rd, 2023
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| Prime Minister Narendra Modi (img: IANS) |
In an interview with a news agency, PM Narendra Modi stated several aspects of the past, present and future of India’s internal and external factors.
The major takeaways from the interview revolved around India’s position as a global leader, India’s vision for the coming years, and India’s role in the international political spectrum.
On India’s G20 presidency
India, this year, promotes a universal sense of oneness and a shared global future for all under the theme ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’, as it gears up to host the concluding leg of the annual G20 summit in the national capital on Sept 9 - 10, according to PM Modi..
He drew a difference between the initial introduction of the G20 forum and the current scenario for the member countries. He mentioned India’s growing influence over the group of nations, and our country’s virtues and visions, which have shown “a roadmap for the future” and are not being taken merely as ideas.
He stated how a ‘new world order’ is taking shape post the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been shifting the global view from GDP-centric to human-centric. He was quick to draw a parallel of the motto he promotes in India, ‘sabka saath sabka vikas’, which can become that of the world too.
The prime minister also shed light on emphasising relations with Africa and the Global South. He also emphasised on the correlation and covalency of the countries termed as ‘third world’, which are now striding on the path of growth altogether.
He also stated India’s role and responsibility on the global stage in the energy supply chain of the world. He mentioned India’s step in introducing the International Solar Alliance (ISA) which saw support from nearly 100 countries, and talked of the initiative he wishes to introduce in the upcoming G20 summit, Biofuel Alliance.
When asked about his stance on the ongoing Russia-China talking points, the PM stated G20’s potential to offer a potential solution to the issues posed in front of the world.
On India’s economy on the global stage
PM Modi envisioned the country to become the third-largest economy in the world by 2030. Recently, India overtook the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world.
India currently sits at a GDP of $3.7 trillion. The prime minister has reiterated multiple times the vision to make India an economy of $5 trillion.
In the interview to a news agency, he mentions the stable governance and people’s decisive mandate as the factors behind India’s stagnant economic growth, which is the fastest of anyone in the world.
He mentions several reforms brought in multiple sectors of the nation, of which the growth observed today is a by-product. He said that perceptions about India in the world have completely changed, as India’s performance during the pandemic, and the stability after it were commendable globally.
He defended India’s stance on its energy consumption practices, by shedding light on the nation’s overall emission being close to 5% against a 17% population, further emphasising India’s climate-conscious approaches.
On India’s technological aspects
PM Modi pointed out the technical accomplishments India has managed to incorporate in its internal systems, and envisioned it as “an agent of equality and inclusion”.
He also pointed out the threats technology-based attacks possess and the financial damage they can cause. He mentioned the vulnerabilities it can target through the digital space, which can cause social and geopolitical damages as well.
On India in 2047
Modi stated that India is reviving its cultural position in the world, which is to prosper despite adversities. On the scale of growth in India, he states that the period till 2047 will be India’s, and it will be remembered for years to come as the nation will become a developed country.
He adds that growth in all the varied sectors will be the reflection of the development, where social factors like casteism and communalism would have no place.
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