Success of India's democracy, institutions causing envy among some: PM Modi

Success of India’s democracy, institutions causing envy among some: PM Modi

Delivering the keynote address at India Today Conclave 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India has shown the world that democracy can deliver. PM Modi said the attacks by some people on India’s democratic institutions were because of their success.

“In any nation’s development, the stagnation in policy-making is one of the biggest obstacles. In our country, because of old thinking and old approaches, because of the limitation of some families, there has been a long stagnation,” PM Modi said. “If we want to move ahead, there has to be momentum, the courage to take decisions. If the nation wants to grow, there should be the capability to embrace novelty.”

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PM Modi spoke about the strength of India’s democratic institutions and listed a number of democratic institutions that have been created in India in the past few years.

“Today, the world is noting how a democratically elected government is taking decisions. India has shown the world that democracy can deliver. In years gone by, India created several democratic institutions, like the International Solar Alliance, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, NITI Aayog, NCLT, and GST council. The world is watching how people’s democratic participation is increasing more and more. Even during the pandemic, polls were successfully carried out in the country. This is the strength of our institutions,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

PM Modi said, “In the midst of a global pandemic, India’s economy was strong, and the banking system was resilient. And this is the strength of our institutions.”

He went on to add, “The success of our democracy and democratic institutions is causing envy and that is why our democracy and democratic institutions are being attacked.”

“But amid these attacks, India will walk towards its goal at full speed and achieve its goals,” PM Modi said at India Today Conclave 2023.