New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Tuesday departed for a historic state visit to the United States, said there is ‘unprecedented trust’ between the leaders of the US and India as ties between New Delhi and Washington are ‘stronger and deeper’ than ever, according to an interview in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
India moves to secure what PM Modi sees as its rightful place on the world stage at a moment of geopolitical turmoil, and overall, his message was that, from India’s role in global politics to its contribution to the world economy, the country’s time has come, the US publication said in the interview published today.
“India deserves a much higher, deeper, and wider profile and a role on the world stage,” the Prime Minister said in the interview in New Delhi ahead of his first official state visit to the US. “We do not see India as supplanting any country. We see this process as India gaining its rightful position in the world,” the PM added.
PM Modi called for reforms to global institutions such as the United Nations to make them more representative in a multipolar world order and of the world’s less affluent countries, from the consequences of climate change to debt reduction.
According to the WSJ, PM Modi-led government has made significant investments in infrastructure and education, and as global corporations try to diversify their supply chains in a time of geopolitical unrest, the government stands to benefit.
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