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INDIA EMERGING AS

DOMINANT GLOBAL PLAYER

The world is considering India’s
development resolutions as a
means of achieving its goals. Be it
global peace or solutions to global
challenges, the world is looking
towards India with great confidence.
-Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

n India assumed the presidency of the United
Nations Security Council for the first time in
August 2021. PM Narendra Modi became the
first Indian Prime Minister to chair the United
Nations Security Council meeting.
n After 40 years, the International Olympic
Committee chose India to host the IOC meeting.
INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ORGANISATION n India became the first nation in the world to

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was enter the orbit of Mars in its maiden attempt
through Mangalyaan.
launched by India along with France during n The world recognized June 21 as International
the Paris Summit. This is an initiative aimed Yoga Day. In 2015, participants from 84
at meeting the special energy needs of solar countries participated in the Yoga Day program
resource-rich countries. At present 103 held at Rajpath, Delhi, which is recorded in the
countries are members of this organisation. Guinness World Records.
n Before the present government, diplomacy was
COALITION FOR DISASTER RESILIENT not used for domestic development. Programs
INFRASTRUCTURE (CDRI) run by Prime Minister Narendra Modi used
diplomacy for the success of the Swachh Bharat
Mission, Skill India, Digital India, Startup India,
India has shown a new path to countries facing
n and Smart Cities, which was named 'Diplomacy
disasters due to climate change through the of Development'.
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
n The world is now recognizing the importance
n It was launched on the call of Prime Minister of Ayurveda in India. The Central Government
Narendra Modi during the New York Climate Change had made an effort to integrate Ayurveda, Yoga,
Summit in September 2019. Since its inception and other traditional medicine systems since
31 countries, 6 international organisations, and 2014 by creating a separate Ministry of AYUSH.
2 private sector organisations have joined as Due to the efforts of India, International Yoga
members. Day started on 21 June 2015 in the world. The

n It helps member countries build robust mechanisms foundation stone for the world's first Global
to minimize risk during disasters in line with Center for Traditional Medicine Center was
the Sustainable Development Goals and the laid in Jamnagar, Gujarat on the 19th of April
Paris Climate Agreement. It is the second such itself in collaboration with the World Health
international organisation after ISA, which is Organisation.
headquartered in India.

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