Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India’s diplomacy scaled “new heights” in the past 30 days asserting that some decisions taken during the G20 Summit have potential to change the direction the 21st century world takes.
Addressing students, faculty members and heads of educational institutions at the finale of the G20 University Connect here, the prime minister also touched upon the BRICS Summit that took place in South Africa before the G20 where six new nations were included as its members with India’s efforts.
After South Africa, the Prime Minister mentioned traveling to Greece which was the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister in four decades.
He also mentioned meeting several world leaders in Indonesia before the G20 Summit. Highlighting that numerous key decisions were taken for the betterment of the world at the same ‘Bharat Mandapam’, Modi underlined that finding a common ground for all member nations on the same stage in a globally polarized atmosphere was a special achievement for the government.
“In today’s polarised international atmosphere, it is not a small thing to get so many countries together on one platform,” the Prime Minister said, referring to the G20 Summit in Delhi earlier this month.
Maintaining that India’s diplomacy reached new heights in the past 30 days, the prime minister said the G20 Summit could have been limited to a diplomatic and Delhi-centric programme but India made it a people-driven national movement. Six more countries have joined BRICS community due to India’s efforts, the prime minister said.
“A 100 per cent consensus on the Delhi declaration made global headlines...Some decisions taken during the G20 Summit have potential to change the 21st century’s direction..In today’s polarised international atmosphere, it is not a small thing to get so many countries together on one platform,” he said.
“I want to give you a report card of the last 30 days. That will give you an idea of the speed and scale of New India. You must remember August 23! Everyone was praying and then suddenly there was a smile on everyone’s face. The entire world heard India’s voice: ‘India is on the Moon’.
“August 23 has become immortal in the country as the National Space Day. Soon after the success of its lunar mission, India launched its solar mission,” he added.
Listing out the achievements of his government in the past 30 days, the prime minister said several initiatives were taken to empower the poor, SCs, STs, OBCs and the middle class.
“The government launched the PM Vishwakarma Yojana for artisans. In last 30 days, over one lakh youths have been given central government jobs through ‘Rozgar Mela’. The women’s reservation bill became the first bill passed in the new Parliament building and it filled the country with a sense of pride,” he said.