Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described the nearly one million-strong Indian community in Australia as a "living bridge" between the two countries, praising its role in strengthening bilateral ties while calling on members of the diaspora to contribute their ideas, expertise and innovation towards India's goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047.
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, predicting Cabinet expansion plans or major political decisions is almost impossible, largely because he keeps strategic intentions closely guarded, revealing them only when the time is right.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday made a strong pitch for expanding India-Australia economic ties, urging businesses from both countries to forge deeper partnerships in emerging sectors while highlighting the vast opportunities created by India's rapid economic transformation.
Speaking at a joint press statement after the Third India-Australia Annual Summit in Melbourne, the two leaders projected India and Australia as trusted strategic partners united by democratic values, shared interests in the Indo-Pacific and expanding economic complementarities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm and enthusiastic welcome from the Indian community upon his arrival in Melbourne on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the Australian leg of his three-nation Indo-Pacific tour.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the people of West Bengal would now begin receiving the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme following the formation of a Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state, asserting that the new “double-engine government” would ensure effective implementation of major Central welfare programmes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed happiness over the implementation of Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in West Bengal, saying that the people of the state will now have access to the world’s largest healthcare scheme that "guarantees quality" and "affordable medical treatment".
Auto-fuel price hikes in India now appear less a matter of political timing than of economic arithmetic.
The Central government, addressing the concerns related to India’s energy supplies, reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to all citizens to reduce their consumption of petrol and diesel.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership has given renewed recognition to India’s Sanatan traditions and spiritual heritage.
