Modi in US highlights: ‘Music has inherent ability to unite’, says PM in address to Global Citizen Live programme

PM Modi said that India is the only G20 country that is on track with its Paris commitment. “India also proud to have brought the world together under banner of International Solar Alliance and coalition for disaster resilience infrastructure. We believe in development of India, for development of humankind,” he added.

“Poverty cannot be fought by making the poor more dependent on governments. Poverty can be fought when the poor start seeing governments as trusted partners. Trusted partners who will give them the enabling infrastructure to forever break the vicious circle of poverty,” PM said.

PM Modi said that fighting Covid-19 together has taught the world to be together. “For almost two years now, humanity is battling a once in a lifetime global pandemic. Our shared experience of fighting the pandemic has taught us - we are stronger and better when we are together,” PM said.

"The Global Citizen Movement uses music and creativity to bring the world together. Music, like sports, has an inherent ability to unite," Modi said in his address to the Global Citizen Live programme.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Global Citizen Live programme, his office tweeted.

PM Modi, concluding his US visit, emplaned for India from the John F Kennedy international airport in New York, reports ANI.

Modi said that he held many productive meetings and expressed confidence that the India-USA relationship would grow even stronger in years to come. “Our rich people-to-people linkages are among our strongest assets,” he tweeted.

As many as 157 artefacts and antiquities were handed over by the US during PM Modi’s visit. PM conveyed his deep appreciation for the repatriation of antiquities to India.

While half of the artifacts (71) are cultural, the other half consists of figurines which relate to Hinduism (60), Buddhism (16) and Jainism (9). 

External affairs minsiter S Jaishankar called PM Modi's UNGA address as historic and impactful and shared 12 big policy takeaways from the speech.

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at the United Nations 76th general assembly on Saturday, many leaders including Union ministers reacted to his speech at the global stage.

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PM Modi met with and greeted people outside his hotel in New York as he is about to leave for the John F Kennedy international airport, from where depart for India, reports ANI. He was greeted by chants of ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Modi, Modi’

PM Modi has motivated the world to come along on several issues such as Covid-19, terrorism and even oceanic boundaries, said BJP president JP Nadda, reports ANI. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).  He addressed several issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the situation of Afghanistan, among others.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday in New York. The PM spoke on a host of issues from India's democracy, covid vaccine, climate change, ease of doing business, terrorism and Afghanistan and the role of United Nations.

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With PM Modi completing his UNGA address, the last major item in his US visit, foreign secretary Harsh Shringla said that his visit has been a “comprehensive and useful visit which allowed for high-level interactions,” reports ANI.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the Jal Shakti Abhiyan has been started under PM Modi's leadership to provide clean drinking water as well as to rejuvenate rivers, referring to the PM's mention of clean drinking water in his UNGA address.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Saturday. 

“We have to protect our oceans are lifeline of international trade. We have to protect them from race for expansionism and exclusion. The world will have to raise collective voice against such moves for a rule-based world order,” he said.

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PM Modi said that it is essential to strengthen the United Nations to protect the global order, global laws and global values.

“To strengthen science-based approach, India is promoting experience based learning. We have opened thousands of Atal Tinkering Labs across schools,” PM said.

PM Modi said that the dangers of regressive thinking and extremism are increasing in the world. “In these circumstances, the whole world has to make science-based, rational and progressive thinking, the base of their development programmes,” PM added.

“Indian scientists are also developing a nasal vaccine for Covid-19. India understood its responsibility, started exporting Covid-19 vaccines,” says PM Modi.

“India has developed world's first DNA vaccine for Covid-19 which can be administered to everyone above the age of 12,” PM says in his UNGA address.

PM Modi calls for Covid-19 vaccine makers to come and make their vaccines in India.

"When India grows, world grows. When India reforms, world transforms," PM Modi said.

“India is moving on the path of development. We believe in a development process which is all-pervasive, universal and one that nurtures all,” PM Modi said.