PM: India doesn’t dream of its rise at cost of others
NEW DELHI: India does not dream of its own rise at the cost of others and the welfare of the entire humanity is linked with the country’s progress, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi said on Sunday.
Addressing via video link an event at the Sanatan Mandir Cultural Centre in Canada’s Markham where a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel —India’s first deputy prime minister — was unveiled, Modi said the statue will be a symbol of IndiaCanada relations.
“India is that high-level thought which talks about ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (world is one family),” he said, adding India does not dream of its own rise at the cost of others. India wishes for the welfare of the entire humanity and the whole world, he said.
On issues like sustainable development and climate change, India’s voice represents the entire humanity, he said.
“Our hard work is not just for us. The welfare of the entire humanity is linked with India’s progress,” the Prime Minister stressed.
He said the Sanatan Mandir in Canada or any other country enriches the values of that country also. When ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (75 years on India’s Independence)’ is celebrated in Canada, that is a celebration of shared democratic values, Modi said. “I believe, this celebration of Amrit Mahotsav of India’s Independence will give an opportunity to the people of Canada to understand India more closely,” he said.
“Today, during the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, we are rededicating ourselves to the pledge of creating a New India of Sardar Patel’s dream and the ‘Statue of Unity’ is a major inspiration in that,” he said.
The prime minister reiterated the global dimension of the ‘Amrit pledges’ and said that when “we talk of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, we talk of opening new possibilities of progress for the world”.