India's progress will accelerate world development: Modi

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Addressing the 7th session of the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Pakistan on the issue of terrorism without naming it and also criticized China, saying "our seas are our common heritage, so we should be careful not to misuse Ocean resources." Raising the issue of Afghanistan, he reiterated that Afghanistan's soil should not be used to spread terrorism. Apart from this, Prime Minister Modi also raised issues like Corona, climate change, democracy.

No country should use Afghanistan to further its own interests

Addressing the 7th session of the United Nations on the last day of his visit to the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it was important for us to ensure that the land of Afghanistan was not used for terrorism. In addition, we must be careful that no country uses the fragile situation as a tool for its own interests. The people of Afghanistan now need to help the women, children and minorities there. We must also fulfill our responsibility in it.

He slammed Pakistan on the issue of terrorism without naming it

Without naming Pakistan on the issue of terrorism, the Prime Minister said that a country which is using terrorism as a political tool with anti-ideology must understand that terrorism is an equally big threat to them. The threat of anti-Semitism and fundamentalism is growing in the world today. In these circumstances, the whole world will have to base its development on science-based logic and progressive thinking.

The sea is our common heritage, it should not be abused

PM Modi also criticized China's regionalist policy without naming it. "Our seas are the lifeline of international trade," he said. Maritime borders should not be abused. We must speak out against the territorial thinking of borders. Reflecting China's dictatorial system as a mirror, the Prime Minister praised India's democracy.

His strength is that even a savage PM can be the mother of India's democracy

"I am representing a country that is proud to be the mother of democracy," Modi said in a statement issued by US Vice President Kamala Harris on the threat to democracy in the world. The tradition of democracy in India is thousands of years old. Our diversity is the hallmark of our strong democracy. India is a country with many languages, hundreds of dialects, different dress and food. This is an excellent example of vibrant democracy. He further said that it is the strength of India's democracy that a small child who once sold tea at a railway station is addressing the United Nations for the fourth time today as Prime Minister.

Remembering Chanakya, he emphasized on the territory of the United Nations

Prime Minister Modi also attacked the United Nations, emphasizing the area of ​​the United Nations Security Council. He said the United Nations would have to improve its effectiveness if it was to keep itself relevant. Credibility must be enhanced. Many questions are being raised against the UN today. We have seen these questions during the climate crisis and the Corona epidemic. The ongoing pseudo-war in many parts of the world and the current Afghan crisis have raised these questions. Chanakya, the great strategist of India, said that if the right work is not done at the right time, only time destroys the success of that work. If the United Nations is to keep itself relevant, it must improve its effectiveness and increase its credibility.

India's view is that no one should be left behind in the path of development

Raising the issue of climate change, he said that polluted water is a big problem not only for India but for the whole world. To meet this challenge, we have launched a massive campaign to provide clean, safe drinking water to more than 150 million households across India. Every sixth person in the world is an Indian. India's progress will accelerate global growth. If India moves forward, the world will move forward. If India reforms, the whole world will change. Referring to Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, Modi said that India was moving forward with the concept that no one should be left behind on the path of development.

Corona taught the global economy should be customized

On the issue of Corona, the Prime Minister said that for the last one and a half years, the whole world has been facing the biggest epidemic in 100 years. I pay tribute to all those who lost their lives in such a terrible epidemic. The Corona epidemic has taught the world that the global economy must now be more diverse.

Go ahead fearlessly: Modi finished his speech by remembering Tagore

At the beginning of the address, the Prime Minister congratulated Abdullah Shahid for assuming the chairmanship and at the end of the address, Gurudev recalled Rabindranath Tagore. "I am finally concluding with the words of Nobel laureate Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore," he said. Move forward on your own path of good deeds without fear. All weaknesses and apprehensions will end. This message is as relevant to every responsible country as it is to the United Nations in today's context. I am confident that the efforts of all of us will bring peace and harmony to the world. The world will be healthy, safe and prosperous. Prime Minister Modi's visit to the US ended with an address to the United Nations and he left for India late at night.