NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the opening of two new consulates in Russia. Addressing the Indian diaspora at an event in Moscow, PM Modi hailed the India-Russia relationship. He also told the diaspora that each one of them is the country’s brand ambassador. PM Modi also told the community that he would work three times harder in the third term for the people of the country.
Here are the top quotes from his speech:
– I want to thank all of you for coming here.I have not come here alone, I have come with a lot of things. I have brought with me the fragrance of the soil of India. I have brought with me the love of 140 crore countrymen.
– This is my first conversation with the Indian diaspora after forming the government for the third time. Today, on 9th July and it has been a full month since I took oath as the PM of India for the third time and I took a vow that I will work with 3 times more strength, at 3 times more speed.
– The government’s goal is to make India the third largest economy in the world in the third term.
– Today, India is the country that is giving the most reliable model of digital transactions to the world.
– Today, India is a country that has the third largest startup ecosystem in the world.
– When you people gave me the opportunity to serve the country for the first time in 2014, there were hundreds of startups, today there are lakhs of startups. Today, India is a country that is filing patents and publishing research papers in record numbers.
– Today’s India achieves whatever goal it sets its mind to. Today, India shines as a country that is giving the world the most reliable model of digital transactions.
– Today my Indian brothers and sisters who live in different parts of the world are proud of the achievements of your motherland.
– Today, India is contributing 15 per cent to the global economy, in the coming days it is expected to grow further. From poverty to climate change India is challenging on every front.
– We will open two new consulates in Russia. This will make traveling and business easier.
– Before 2014, we had sunk into the depths of despair. Today, the country is full of self-confidence and this is the biggest asset of India.
– When Bharat talks about peace and diplomacy the whole world listens. When the entire world is facing crisis Bharat is the first to offer help.