India should emerge world leader in post-Covid global order: Modi

NEW DELHI: India should emerge a world leader in the post-Covid global order, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday, calling for “surging ahead with a focused approach setting new targets for ourselves for 2047”.

Addressing the second meeting of the national committee on ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Modi said the pandemic has taught new lessons and shattered the existing structures which will lead to the emergence of a “new world order” in the post-Covid era, according to a statement.

Emphasising that this is an opportune time to set eyes on 2047 — when the country will celebrate 100 years of independence — he said the current generation will be at the helm of affairs then and the nation’s destiny will be in their hands.

“Therefore, it is important to decide what we inculcate in them now so they will be able to make big contributions in the future towards the country,” he said. “We have always insisted upon and fought for our rights but there is a higher greatness in following one’s duties,” he added.

Noting that it must be remembered that the future is always born in the lap of the past, he said people must not forget their forefathers who have sacrificed their youth, their lives and their families for the country.

“The Prime Minister concluded that as we observe Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, we should surge ahead with a focused approach setting new targets for ourselves for 2047,” the statement said. The members of the national committee who attended the meeting included the Lok Sabha speaker, governors, Union ministers, chief ministers, political leaders, officials, media personalities, spiritual leaders, artists, film personalities and eminent personalities from other walks of life, it said.