Nobel Prize winner and former President of Israel Shimon Peres on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he is paving the ‘third revolution’ in India by combining tradition with the right technology to take the country to new heights.
“I met yesterday (Thursday) your Prime Minister and he himself is running the ‘third revolution’. The first was introduced by -- I would call him a prophet -- Mahatma Gandhi. Then Jawaharlal Nehru looked how to pave the ground for sustainable India. He did something which is unusual. Five-year plan from Russia and another from MIT. Then came the Prime Minister (Modi) who has great experience and wisdom in India itself, and created a ‘third revolution’ combining the spirit of Gandhi and the pragmatism of Nehru. We should not give moral judgement yet, we can bring India to new heights,” Peres said.
The 91-year-old Israeli statesman was speaking here at a discussion on ‘Creating a Second Green Revolution in India’.