PM optimistic on Oz investments

Sydney, Nov. 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said FDI in railways has been hiked to 100 per cent and hoped that Australian companies will invest in creating rail infrastructure in the country. He called upon Indians across the world to convert the atmosphere of hope and optimism into a reality of meeting the expectations and aspirations of people in India. He said on the basis of the last six months, he could see no reason why the aspirations of millions of Indians could not be fulfilled. He referred to Swami Vivekananda’s dream of seeing Mother India as a “Vishva Guru” once again, and said he believed that dream would be a reality. “Do you share the dream”, he asked the cheering crowd. The PM said that he feels a greater sense of responsibility as he is the first Prime Minister born in independent India. “We did not have the for- tune to fight for the country’s independence. We could not die for India. But we can live for India. So we will live and struggle for India. Today 125 crore Indians share that dream,” he said. “It took 28 years for an Indian PM to make the few hours journey to Australia. Now you will not have to wait 28 years,” the Prime Minister said. He also highlighted the values of democracy and the love for cricket that India and Australia share. The Prime Minister exhorted people to recognise the strength of India’s democracy. “Let us now do all we can for India’s benefit. And then India will work for the benefit of mankind,” he said. “Governments cannot make a country. People make a country,” he said. Mr Modi also stressed on the Clean India campaign saying that more tourists would come if the country was cleaner.