PM Modi in Netherlands LIVE: 'India’s aspirations no longer confined to its borders,' Narendra Modi tells diaspora

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a meeting with Netherlands King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima.

Terming India a “land of opportunities,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country is undergoing an unprecedented transformation and its aspirations are “no longer limited to its borders”.

Addressing the Indian community in The Hague, the Prime Minister also said India is dreaming big and its youth aspires to reach the sky.

“Today India is saying we don’t just want transformation, we want the best, we want the fastest. That is why when there are unlimited aspirations in India, the efforts are also becoming limitless,” he said in his over 40-minute speech, amid applause from the audience.

“Today’s India is going through a phase of unprecedented transformation,” the Prime Minister said. “You must have seen recently that India hosted the world’s largest and most successful AI Summit. Before that, India also successfully hosted the G20 Summit. And this was not a one-time event. This has now become the character of today’s India.” Mr. Modi praised India’s start-up ecosystem, saying India has the third-largest start-up network in the world. - PTI

PM Modi said, “India and the Netherlands can coordinate in the global arena and work on securing global projects.” He said the two countries are working together to build a trusted and transparent supply chain. - PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted sporting ties between India and Netherlands, noting that the Dutch cricket team performed well during the T20 World Cup held in India.

Mr. Modi tells the diaspora that aspirations in India are “unlimited, so efforts are also becoming limitless”.

“Today’s India is going through a phase of unprecedented transformation,” he says.

He adds that India’s aspiration-driven journey is strengthening its democracy.

-PTI

Several civilisations have been wiped out, but India’s diverse culture still beats in hearts of people, said Mr. Modi.

He highlights the country’s infrastructural and developmental achievements of his government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday was graced by an enthusiastic welcome by the Indian community, as well as various cultural performances in The Hague.

PM Modi shared heartfelt moments with the Indian community and witnessed a cultural and classical performance after he arrived at the hotel.

An artist, Gautam, who performed in front of PM Modi, expressed happiness upon his interaction. “We performed Garba to welcome PM Modi. We interacted with him, and we are all very happy,” he told ANI.

Another artist, Reema described the experience as “amazing” and said, “We are all feeling very happy to perform in front of PM Modi...The entire experience was amazing.”

- ANI

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a social media post, said the visit would provide an “opportunity to further strengthen the multifaceted India-Netherlands partnership and to engage with the largest Indian diaspora on mainland Europe”.

MEA officials said the visit carries a “rich and substantive agenda” and is expected to consolidate the strategic dimensions of the partnership that have emerged through sustained engagement between the two countries.

- THB