India is preparing a base for the next 1000 years, the best bet for the 21st century: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: India is “setting the stage for the next 1,000 years and is not just focused on reaching the top but maintaining that position” so that the world feels it is the best option for 21st centuryPrime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, outlining the basis of policy priorities in his third term.
“Not only India, the whole world believes that India is the best choice in the 21st century,” he told investors at the fourth meeting Renewable energy Summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, adding that the country’s diversity, scale, potential, efficiency and effectiveness are unique and pave the way for Indian solutions with global reach.
Modi referred to decisions taken in his first 100 days in office – such as building 70 million houses for the poor in addition to the 40 million already distributed – to emphasise that his third term is the result of pro-people policies aimed at supporting “140 million Indian citizens who are working with determination to make India the world’s third-largest economy and developed country until 2047.”
“India’s aspirations are the reason for re-election of the government for a third term,” the prime minister said, adding that 140 crore citizens, youth and women believe that their aspirations will gain new momentum during the current term. “The poor, Dalits and the deprived believe that the third term of the government will be a guarantee of a dignified life,” he said.
The prime minister said India has decided to move towards a green path by using renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, nuclear and hydropower to realise the country’s ambition to become a developed nation by 2047.
He cited the government’s rooftop solar panel programme – PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM Rooftop Solar Programme) – as an example for the world to follow, saying that it will make every household in India an energy producer.
He invoked Mahatma Gandhi to underscore the roots of India’s commitment to climate change. Citing Gandhi’s wisdom that “the Earth has enough resources to meet our needs but not our greed,” he said this vision emerged from India’s great tradition.
As a developing economy, India had a valid reason not to make these commitments, but it did not choose that path, Modi said. “Words like ‘green future’ and ‘net zero’ are not fancy words, but the needs and commitments of the Union and every state government in India.”