PM in US: Have very ambitious goals to achieve in 3rd term

PTI New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that he has set very ambitious goals in his third term to make the country a developed nation and asserted that India today is a land of opportunities. “After going through this tough election process, this long election system, something unprecedented happened in India (this year). What happened… “Abkibaar Modi Sarkaar,” Modi said in his address to thousands of Indian Americans in New York. “For the first time in 60 years, the people of India have given a mandate which has great significance.

During my third term, I have very ambitious goals to achieve. We have to move forward with three times the strength,” he said. Modi said he has dedicated his life for good governance and for a prosperous India. Observing that destiny brought him to politics, he said he had never thought of becoming a chief minister or prime minister. Over the last 10 years, people have seen this model of governance and thus have voted him to power for a third term, he added.

The prime minister was addressing a packed Nassau Veterans Coliseum with more than 13,000 Indian Americans. While the majority of them were from the New York and New Jersey area, Indian Americans came in from 40 States, organisers said. Sixty charter buses were used for transportation purposes. Applauding the role of Indian Americans in strengthening the relationship between India and the US, he called them as India's brand ambassadors. Referring to a Sanskrit shloka that “it is those who make sacrifices reap benefits”, the prime minister said wherever the Indian diaspora lives, they contribute to the societal and national development in every field. In his remarks, the prime minister touched upon the celebration of democracy across the world, in particular in India and the US. "While the elections in India are over, it's under process in the United States.

The elections that were just held in India were the biggest elections so far in human history. When we see the scale of India's democracy, we are even more proud,” he said. Modi applauded the role of Indian Americans in making the country and community proud. "Just yesterday, President Biden took me to his home in Delaware. His affection, his warmth, it was a moment that touched my heart. This respect is for the 140 billion Indians. This respect is for you, for your achievements, for the hundreds and thousands of Indians living here,” he said and called Indian Americans as India's brand ambassador.

India, he said, is now aspiring to be the third largest economy of the world from the fifth position. “Today, people of India, he said, are full of self-confidence, they have resolve and determination to achieve their goal,” he said.