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Cover Story
India on the World Stage
ecently, the country and the world have witnessed
the return of 23,000 of Indian students from war-
Rtorn Ukraine. By repeatedly stopping the bombing,
Your generation is fortunate in Prime Minister Narendra Modi was able to safely
that it did not have to lose due bring its citizens back from Ukraine, Russia and its
neighbouring countries. This is an example of India's
to the previous "defensive" and rising global dominance, as well as a feeling of trust in
"dependent" psychology. But, if the country and its leadership among Indians residing
overseas. India's diplomatic efforts in recent years
this change has occurred in the have given Indians the confidence that they are safe
wherever they are in the world. In fact, global vision of
country, the first credit goes to Modi-led government is free of old restraints. This is
all of you, our youth. For example, why, by assisting over 150 countries during the worst
pandemic of the century, the world has given humanity
you can see that India is on its a new energy to battle COVID. The world now looks at a
way to becoming a global leader confident India with new hope in the post-Covid period.
This is why India's voice can be heard at every major
in sectors where the country had international forum, from the G-20 to the BRICS, from
the Quad to the SCO Summit, and from ASEAN to the
never considered moving forward Eastern Economic Forum and COP-26. By accepting
on its own. the honour of presiding over the United Nations
Security Council, India has demonstrated that it is
-NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER prepared to shoulder a significant global responsibility.
India currently believes in crafting its own path, despite
its ability to lead the world. Prime Minister Narendra
Modi's aim is to create a strong, modern, and self-
reliant India that will benefit humanity worldwide.
Similarly, this is the story of a girl who However, India's journey to a new identity in the
reached a point in her childhood from which world of humanity was not easy. The government has
she was unlikely to return. She couldn't even placed a high priority on foreign policy and diplomatic
ask for assistance because she couldn't outreach.Traditional links are being revived, strategic
speak or hear. Geeta, who was safely ties are being revitalised, and Indians residing abroad
returned to India from Pakistan, says in are being reached out to. The prestige of India has
increased in the world during the last eight years. The
sign language, "I was very young when I goal is to make every Indian living wherever in the world
accidentally reached Pakistan by the wrong feel proud of their country's development and work.
train." The train started because I couldn't When Prime Minister Modi took office in 2014, the
figure out which way to go. For 14 years, I Ministry of External Affairs' policy was limited to a
was separated from my parents. When the few formalities such as diplomacy, foreign tours, and
Indian government learned of this through agreements. The "common people" were missing
the media, then External Affairs Minister from the Ministry of External Affairs' policy. Whether
the policy is for the country or for a foreign country,
Sushma Swaraj took action. Thanks to her it must be people-centric, and it must be realised by
efforts, I was able to return to India. I was every Indian living in the country and around the world.
overjoyed when I returned to India. I was This way of thinking completely altered the Ministry of
brought back to Indore and was overjoyed External Affairs' working style, and it has established
to see the children. I thank Prime Minister itself as a sensitive ministry as a result of its unique
Modi for the rapid progress that India is people-centric working style. At first, a mantra was
developed for Indians living all over the world: "Your
making. "Jai Bharat Mata ki Jai, Jai Hind!" friend in foreign country, Indian Embassy." This was
done because when a person in the country is in a
crisis, there are family-relatives-friends, and so on to
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