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India is emerging as a significant global power, driven by its robust economic growth, digital advancements, and a dynamic young population, while navigating a complex and rapidly changing international landscape.
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We are a startup nation. We are a space power
power
A country that negotiates with Washington,
Washington,
bills with Tokyo and still finds time to
New India does not ask for a seat at the
table. We build the table and tell the
And whatever I've said so far is not rhetoric.
rhetoric.
It is our reality which is reflected in
And I'm a big fan of storytelling with numbers.
numbers.
Last quarter, our GDP grew at 7.8%. [Applause]
[Applause]
And this happened at a time when the US
is staring at a slowdown. You must have
seen the latest Fitch report.
It also happened at a time when Europe
is flirting with recession. When China
is struggling with the weight of its
debt burden,
India is running. [Applause]
[Applause]
Last month, UPI crossed 20 billion
transactions. Total value more than 24
It's a world record and we are far from done.
India is the world's fourth largest economy
economy
on course to becoming the third largest
by 2027 behind just US and China ahead
And our story, ladies and gentlemen, is
not just about size.
It is about scale,
Our digital economy is exploding.
Our space mission
is landing near the south pole of the moon.
moon.
Our startups are valued in billions. We
have more than 100 unicorns now in our country.
country. Our
Our
diaspora remittances crossed $135
billion last year, the highest in the world.
world.
This is New India.
A country once written off as a basket
case is today called a bright spot in
I can think of five D's.
My first D is demography.
Half our population is under 30 years of age.
age.
Yes, they spend too much time on Instagram
and they also want a promotion in the
first month in office. [Applause]
[Applause]
But they're ambitious.
They're unafraid.
They're entrepreneurial.
They are hungry to make a mark. And that
is our strength that we must celebrate. [Applause]
[Applause]
My second D is democracy.
In a world that is drifting towards authoritarianism,
authoritarianism,
India stands out.
We are very chaotic. We argue, we
disagree, we protest, we vote.
But we move on. We've always had a
And sometimes it feels like
But we must remember that democracy is
also what saves us. It is what makes us
who we are. A noisy, chaotic family of
1.4 billion people. [Applause]
[Applause]
22 official languages,
hundreds of dialects
India is not a melting pot.
We are a very big thali
where every dish retains its unique
taste and together it makes a meal.
The fourth D is digital power.
From Aadhaar to UPI,
India is building a digital public
infrastructure at scale.
We have shown that technology can
deliver inclusion and in such large numbers.
My fifth D is diaspora. 35 million
Indians abroad. Policy makers, CEOs of
global giants,
doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs.
They are India's brand ambassadors.
No PR agency can match them.
Now if you put these 5Ds together,
demography, democracy, diversity,
what you get is a country that is not
just a regional player. It is a global power.
Not just a market,
but a shaper of rules.
But we cannot operate in isolation. So
we have to step out of our borders, look
at our neighborhood
Our world is changing fast,
American uniolarity is over.
Chinese ascendancy is facing headwinds.
Europe is struggling for relevance.
Africa is demanding long overdue attention.
attention.
Latin America is looking for partners.
The institutions created after the
Second World War are showing their age.
Today, the United Nations Security
Council does not reflect the realities
of 2025. It reflects the realities of 1945.
1945. [Applause]
[Applause]
The World Trade Organization is
struggling to function.
The IMF and the World Bank face
Technology is redrawing power maps
faster than diplomats can update their
talking points.
Artificial intelligence,
quantum computing, biotechnology, these
are not buzzwords.
These are the new currencies of global influence.
influence.
Climate change, it does not respect
national borders. It does not respect protocol.
protocol.
It creates new vulnerabilities, new
conflicts, new migration patterns.
And everywhere
nationalism is resurgent, not always in
The promise of borderless globalization
This is not a stable world order.
This is a world in transition
where rules are being rewritten, power
is being redistributed
And for decades, India was a recipient
of these changes. We adapted to what the
world decided and did.
But today we have the opportunity and
why just opportunity I would say today
we have the responsibility
So the question is how do we do that?
We do it with a domestic policy that
does justice to our talent and our aspirations
aspirations
and a foreign policy that is bold, agile
and unapologetic. [Applause]
Look at the G20 in Delhi. India was the
chair last year.
We put the global south at the center of
the conversation.
Look at bricks. Look at the quad. Look
at the SEO.
Sometimes competing,
sometimes cooperating,
always balancing and always consequential.
we engage with everyone, but we depend
And our biggest commitment
is to our national interest. [Applause]
[Applause]
And it's not easy to walk this path
especially in a neighborhood as
difficult as ours. I would say South
Asia is one of the most volatile regions
in the world today. Look at the past 3
years. Coup in Myanmar,
economic collapse in Sri Lanka, radical
takeover in Bang Bangladesh and I'm sure
you followed what happened in Nepal this week.
Nepal is our clo closest neighbor and
This week it was in turmoil.
The government tried to ban social
media. Gen Z hit the streets.
Dozens of people died. Protesters
clashed with the police. The prime
minister had to resign. Now they have an
interim government in place. Social
But Nepal's fault clients
have not been addressed.
And for India this these stories are not
abstracts. They have real consequences
for us.
To our west, we have a terror state
called Pakistan. [Applause]
[Applause]
First time I'm hearing people cheering
for Pakistan. [Applause]
[Applause]
We have Afghanistan that is ruled by the Taliban
Taliban
and we have China which remains our
biggest challenge. I think the
handshakes in Tanjin will not change
our friendship may be framed on paper,
India and China,
but the reality is steel and barbed wire
along the LAC. And we must remember that
China wants Asia for itself. India says
there's room for all of us to grow. And
that contest
And what makes life even more complicated
complicated
is the uncertainty around us. I've
recently learned a new term called vaua.
Have you heard of vaua? Vu ca.
V for vulnerability, U for uncertainty,
C for complexity, and A for ambiguity.
They say we live in a vaua world. That's
vaua for you. In America, they have a
different name for it. It's Donald
tariffs have singlehandedly destabilized
the world.
He believes, I think he truly believes
that it's a magic wand,
but it's proven to be a wrecking ball
and no one's telling him that.
He wants to sell us corn and dairy and
he wants us to stop buying Russian oil.
So what has India done?
We continue talking. We pursue a deal
but we insist on a deal that works for
Again that's new India for you. We stand
our ground. [Applause]
[Applause]
But the larger point I'm making is this
that our world is messy
and our neighborhood is chaotic.
And it is in this setting that India
Plus we have our own challenges.
Challenges that we cannot afford to
ignore. I will not sugarcoat reality for
you. I'm sure you did not call me here
It's important that we do an honest assessment.
assessment.
If we are to grow, we must understand
our strengths and our limitations with
Because opportunity does not
automatically translate into achievement
and potential does not guarantee
performance. We have to work towards it.
So I have a list of challenges to I
think our biggest challenge today is
jobs. We have millions of people
entering their most productive years.
Millions of people entering the
workforce or the job market every year.
We talked about demographics and we like
to think of that as a dividend
It depends entirely on what we do with
Our growth is strong. That is undeniable.
undeniable.
But manufacturing jobs are not and
services cannot absorb everyone. [Applause]
[Applause]
There's been an aggressive push to make
in India. It has delivered on a lot of
counts. But as things stand even today,
we still risk skipping the industrial
And this is linked to our second
challenge which is human capital.
You mentioned Sundar Pay. I did not
So at the top we have created
sundar pichay and satyanaadillas
but at the bottom we've also left
millions behind.
The education gaps, the health gaps, the
skill gaps, they're all real and they
must be addressed urgently.
Our third challenge is institutions.
Do you know how many pending court cases
we have in our country?
50 million
50 million. Our justice system is clogged
clogged
in a digital world. Our bureaucracy is
And I don't want to take away from the
efforts that have been made to boost efficiency.
efficiency.
We have made leaps
and yet
we have regulations that create
Our diversity is a strength only if it
is m maintained and managed well.
But it's a vulnerability
if it is exploited by vested interests.
polarization, inequality, gender gaps.
These are not social issues.
These are strategic limitations
on our national power.
The fifth is environment. It is a
challenge. It's a story that repeats
every year. Delhi chokes. We are bracing
for that season to come. Chennai floods.
Farmers face droughts.
Again, these are present constraints on
our development.
And the sixth and my favorite topic,
Old stereotypes still haunt us. We may
have reached the moon, but the world is
still talking about snake charmers, call
centers, poverty, porn.
The world often sees us through someone
else's lens. And that narrative must
change. And no one else is going to do
it for us. We have to do it for
ourselves. We have to take charge of our story
[Applause]
and all the challenges that I just
listed are not reasons for despair.
I think they should be reasons for determination.
determination.
We have to be cleareyed if we want our vision
vision
Thankfully for us,
The great supply chain reorganization is
underway. I keep talking about it on my
show. The pandemic and the politics that
followed has taught the world the risks
of overdependence on China. So,
companies are looking for other markets.
They're relocating and India offers a
compelling alternative.
I think the best example is Apple.
Apple is making iPhones in India. And
this is not just an investment story.
When one of the world's most valuable companies
invests in India, builds in India,
commits to India, then it's a message to
the whole world. [Applause]
[Applause]
Then we have energy transition. The
world is talking about clean fuel and
here India
is poised to take the leadership role.
Our renewable capacity is growing
impressively. Tamil Nad again is a great example.
example.
Our potential for solar power is enormous
enormous
and our ambitions for green hydrogen are
substantial. I've already spoken about
the digital transformation, Aadhaar,
UPI, Digilocker. We built the pipes.
Our technology talent is globally
recognized. But what we need to focus on
is tech sovereignity.
We need to build our systems at home
for ourselves and to share with the
world. We can't just be creating a big
And finally, global governance. India
[Applause]
Like I said, international institutions
are outdated.
Our G20 presidency showed the world what
is possible.
We brought the African Union into the
fold. In a divided world, India has
And increasingly, the world has come to
value this role. You see, countries
across Africa, Latin America, Asia,
they're looking for partners.
They're not looking for powers that
They want partners who respect their
sovereignity, who share with them
practical development models. And I
think India's experience resonates with
a lot of these countries much more than
I would also like to add here that
India's rise is responsible.
I said that we our commitment is to
but we also fulfill our international
responsibility and we showed that during
the pandemic
when vaccine nationalism was closing doors
doors
we launched vaccine methri [Applause]
[Applause]
India sent vaccine doses and medical
supplies to more than 100 countries
because our strategy was solidarity.
On climate, we co-ounded the
International Solar Alliance. More than
100 countries are part of it. Again,
this puts the global south at the heart
And then of course our digital public
goods. Countries are increasingly
learning from them and adopting them. So
we don't just speak for the global
south, we also build for it.
And a big part of what we're building is
strength including military strength.
we are offering the world systems which
are affordable and reliable.
>> Those who do not know about uh most of
you know but still I'll I'll I'll give a
small brief on this uh TV. TV is a media
channel dedicated to promote and
protect, preserve the great civilization
of our land by touching upon all aspects
such as society, culture, language,
history, art, literature, science and
catering to the needs of all sections of
the society. They have built a very
successful YouTube channel with about a
uh Indian perspectives
uh among a very leftoriented, Marxis
oriented uh internationally influenced
uh uh plethora of channels and so we
want to facilitate Sri Rajesh of uh STV today.
today.
We are also giving a small cash award
The other media that we want to honor
today is Rare Publications.
uh rare publications was founded in uh
2013 and they've been supporting uh
publishing uh relevant indic
um they have publications in Tamil as
well as in Hindi to reach readers in
multiple languages they operate in Tamil
Adar and in Hindi they have Adar Praash.
One of the most impactful contributions
that uh they have done is by publishing
the drademay book which has seen a great success.
This series has emerged as an eye
openener for Tamil society and for Borat
as a whole because it's in English and
uh this has helped dismantle myths about
the Drevine movement and initiating a
fresh debate on identity, history and
politics. Rare publications uh has
demonstrated its editorial focus,
determination to present non-fiction
that challenges dominant narratives,
documents overlooking truths and equips
readers with factual clarity. They've
been nurturing a readership that values
evidence, tradition, and critical
thinking. And Vigil wishes them the best
to continue their mission of cultural
and intellectual preservation. So we are
happy to honor them today. [Applause]
[Applause]
So, we honor them with a small cash
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