Addressing a large gathering of Indians at Potsdamer Platz, the prime minister said he was in the German capital to talk neither about himself nor the Modi government.
He said, “I want to talk to you about the capabilities of crores of Indians and glorify them. When I talk of crores of Indians, it includes not only the people who live there, but the people who live here.” are also involved.”
The Prime Minister said that his words include all the children of “Maa Bharati” who live in every nook and corner of the world.
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He said, “The people of India ended the politically unstable environment of the last three decades at the press of a button. After 30 years, a government with absolute majority was elected in 2014 and in 2019 the people of India strengthened the government.”
He said that people elected his government to power because of positive change and desire for accelerated development.
in a hidden dig in the east Congress governments, the prime minister compared the period before 2014 to the last eight years of his government.
He said, “Before 2014, wherever you looked, everything would be a work in progress… To end this, we have created the PM Gati Shakti Master Plan to bring all the stakeholders on a single platform.”
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The Prime Minister said that his government does not believe in capturing innovators, but wants to push them forward with enthusiasm.
“If you want to innovate in the geospatial sector, or create new types of drones or rockets or satellites – today India provides the most open and nurturing environment for that,” he said.
Praising the growing spirit of entrepreneurship in the country, PM Modi said that India had 200-400 start-ups in 2014 and the number has now grown to around 68,000.
The Prime Minister said that several dozen of these startups in India have now become “unicorns”, adding that most of these unicorns are becoming “decaicorns”. “That means they’re crossing the $10 billion level [in valuation],” They said.
Talking about the development of technology in recent years, the Prime Minister said that its inclusion in governance reflects the new political will of a “New India” and is a testament to the potential of democracy.
Before PM Modi’s address, members of the Indian community raised slogans of ‘2024: Modi once again’ as they waited for the event.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz co-chaired the 6th India-Germany Inter-Governmental Consultations.
The Prime Minister is on a three-day visit to Europe. He arrived in Germany earlier in the day on the first leg of his tour.
(with inputs from agencies)