PM Narendra Modi Urges World to Unite Against Terrorism at 74th UNGA

UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi decried the lack of unanimity in fighting terrorism, the biggest challenge for humanity, in his address to the UNGA on Friday.

“The lack of unanimity amongst us on the issue of terrorism dents those very principles, that are the basis for the creation of the UN,” Modi said, addressing the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

“We believe that this (terrorism) is one of the biggest challenges, not for any single country, but for the entire world and humanity,” he said.

India has given the world ‘Buddha’ and not ‘yudh’ (war), and that is why when it raises its voice against terror, it not only has seriousness but also anger, Modi noted.

“We belong to a country that has given the world, not war, but Buddha’s message of peace. And that is the reason why, our voice against terrorism, to alert the world about this evil, rings with seriousness and the outrage.”

Modi’s speech was focused on the development and inspiring the world to take on the challenges of development.

In a brief segment on terrorism, he recalled India’s contribution to peacekeeping operations, which adds weight to India’s voice against terrorism.” The largest number of supreme sacrifices made by soldiers of any country for UN Peacekeeping missions is from India,” he said.

Modi made India’s development story as the centerpiece of his General Assembly address, offering it as an inspiration to the world.

India’s development saga serves to “build confidence in the poor across the entire world’ and ‘give the world a new hope,” Modi said. Delivering a message of universalism, he said the development “efforts are ours, but their fruits are for all, for the entire world”.

“The very core of our approach is public welfare through public participation and this public welfare is not just for India but for the entire world,” he declared.

“All our endeavours, are centered on 1.3 billion Indians. But the dreams that these efforts are trying to fulfil, are the same dreams that the entire world has, that every country has, and that every society has,” he said.

“And this conviction of mine gets stronger every day, when I think of those countries, who, just like India, are striving for development, each in their own way,” he said after listing India’s achievements ranging from building 100 million toilets and health insurance world’s biggest health to opening 370 million bank accounts for the poor and the world’s biggest digital identification programme. (IANS)

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