Live: PM Modi Addresses Expats, Calls India a Ray of Hope
PM Narendra Modi is on a three-day visit to three countries of the European Union. Get the live updates on The Quint.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in Brussels and paid tribute to the victims of the terror attacks in which over 30 people, including an Indian, lost their lives.
De-Link Terrorism From Religion
Prime Minster said that terrorism was not a problem for a particular region but a threat to humanity. Noting that India has urged UN to pass resolution defining who is terrorist, which countries support terrorism, Modi said India will never bow to terrorism. He also said that India has been suffering from terrorism since 40 years.
Modi also called for de-linking of terrorism from religion.
Here’s the link to the PM’s live speech:
India, A Beacon of Hope
Terming India as the “lone light of hope” amidst the global recession, Modi said the country was the fastest growing economy in the world.
Modi Lists Government’s Achievements
Listing his government’s achievements, Modi said that today most people of India are connected to banking. He said Jan Dhan Yojana has led to 210 million new accounts. Modi also asserted that India’s forex reserve surged to record high in 2015. He also siad maximum investment has been railway infrastructure.
PM also asserted that his party doesn’t play votebank politics.
India Resolved Land Boundary Issue With Bangladesh: Modi
Noting that we can’t change our neighbours, Modi said that India successfully resolved boundary issue with Bangladesh.
Modi arrived in Brussels on Wednesday to attend the EU-India summit. He will visit the USA and Saudi Arabia thereafter.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Indian diaspora in Brussels.
- India hasn’t bowed down to terror, says PM Modi.
- Terrorism has to be de-linked from religion, asserts PM Modi.
- The world is echoing that India is a beacon of hope: PM Modi
- India’s forex reserve surged to record high in 2015: PM Modi
- We managed to resolve the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh which had been pending for decades, says Modi.
- Modi attends 13th India-EU summit in Brussels.
European Investment Bank Signs Loan Agreement for Lucknow Metro
The European Investment Bank signed a loan agreement for the construction of metro in Lucknow at the 13th India-EU summit in Brussels, Belgium.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi then attended the dinner gathering with the members of the European Union.
India-EU Summit
PM Modi attends the 13th India-EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium. He is seen with the President of European Council Donald Tusk and President of EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
He is holding a restricted meeting with the members in attendance.
PM Modi With Diamond Traders’ Association
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was called upon by the Association of Diamond Traders in Brussels, Belgium.
The board members of the association are in a meeting with Modi.
PM Modi Invites Belgian Companies to India
While addressing the media after the activation of Asia’s largest telescope, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he shares the sorrow of the Belgian people caused by the recent terror attacks in Brussels.
Discussion on the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty between Belgium and India will be resumed, Modi said. A speedy conclusion to the negotiations on Extradition Treaty and a Treaty on Exchange of Sentenced Prisoners will also be aimed at, Modi said.
Read the complete text of his speech here.
Modi, Michel Activate Asia’s Largest Telescope
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Belgian counterpart remotely activate the Aryabhatta Research Institute for Observational Sciences (ARIES). The telescope, Modi said, is Asia’s largest telescope. It was built with Belgian assistance.
The ARIES team in Nainital, Uttarakhand in India has also joined the launch ceremony.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the Egmont Palace during the luncheon with the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and CEOs from Belgium. He started his speech by paying tribute to the victims of Brussels terror attacks.
PM Modi Meets Belgian CEOs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in a meeting with the leading CEO’s of Belgium at the Egmont Palace after the restricted meeting with the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.
Modi is later scheduled to meet Members of European Parliament (MEPs), Indologists, and Board Members of the Association of Diamond Traders while in Belgium.
PM Modi With Belgian PM Charles Michel
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel are holding restricted talks in the Egmont Palace.
Modi inspected a Belgian guard of honour outside the palace before the commencement of the discussion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid respects to victims of the Brussels terror attack at the Maalbek Metro Station along with his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel.
Modi is on a three-day visit to the European Union. He is scheduled to visit three nations, and attend the Nuclear Security Summit on 31 March and 1 April.
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