Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said by increasing manufacturing, doubling exports, boosting digital transactions, and building a $4 trillion economy, the Modi government has established India as a leading nation.
Speaking at the Maheshwari Global Convention and Expo – 2026 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Shah said over the past 11 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked to take India forward across many dimensions. “We have become the world’s fourth-largest economy, our exports have doubled, and we have reached a four-trillion-dollar economy. Manufacturing has grown by more than 70 per cent. Out of every 100 digital transactions worldwide, 50 take place in India,” he added.
“In the mobile phone sector, we are the world’s second-largest producer. In terms of startups, we rank third globally. We are also third in the world in pharmaceuticals manufacturing and in the automobile sector,” he said.
Shah further said that a strong platform has now been created through which the country’s young generation can compete head-on with youth across the world and move forward.
He said along with Swadeshi, Swabhasha (one’s own language) is also essential. “For progress in the world, one should speak whatever language is required and learn whatever language is necessary — there is no opposition to that. However, at home, one should speak to children only in our mother tongue,” the Union Home Minister added,
“If we converse with children in our own language and teach them their mother tongue, they will naturally develop a deep connection with their history, with Marwar, and with the glorious history of Rajasthan. This will help them advance by a generation,” he said.
Shah said the use of Indian languages is the means to keep society and culture alive. One should certainly speak foreign languages when required, but parents should always speak to their children in their mother tongue. This is very important for taking the country forward.
The Union Home Minister pointed out that to achieve the goal of a developed India by 2047, the Prime Minister has highlighted several important points. Entrepreneurs associated with manufacturing should not only continue their work but also expand it further. They should move ahead of the world and also begin producing items that are not currently manufactured in India, he said, adding, “This very vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) alone can make us the world’s largest economy.”
Recalling that when Narendra Modi became Prime Minister in 2014, India was the world’s 11th largest economy, he said, “Today, we have reached the fourth position. In the next few years, we are set to become the world’s third-largest economy.”
“If we want to reach the top position, Atmanirbhar Bharat is the only option,” he stated.
The second important formula for making Atmanirbhar Bharat successful, he said, is Swadeshi. As far as possible, indigenous products should be used.
“The appeal is that every trader should resolve that if a product made in our country is available, then that is what he will trade in. Swadeshi is the second crucial pillar of self-reliance,” he stressed.