You’re like Diwali lamps spreading light: Modi to Indians in Japan

TIL Desk/National/Tokyo/ India is going through a massive transformative phase and international agencies say the country will drive the growth of the global economy in the coming decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he invited the Indian community in Japan to contribute actively in building a “new India”.

Modi, who arrived in Japan on Saturday to attend the 13th India-Japan annual summit, detailed India’s economic and technological growth during his four-year tenure. “India is going through a massive transformative phase today. The world is appreciating India for its service to humanity. The nation is being felicitated for its policies and for the work being done towards public welfare,” he said.

Modi said that India is continuously working with the spirit of Indian solutions-global applications. He said that India’s model of financial inclusion, especially Jan Dhan Yojana, Mobile, Aadhaar trinity and digital transaction model, is now appreciated all over the world. He hailed the expanding network of telecommunications and internet in the country.