Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya at NDTV World Summit 2025 – “Edge of the Unknown: Risk, Resolve, Renewal”

It is a pleasure to join you at the NDTV World Summit 2025 here in New Delhi – a city that holds some of my most formative memories.

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I thank NDTV for the invitation to be part of this global gathering and for creating a forum for meaningful dialogue. Since its establishment, NDTV has been a prominent news organization and a platform for vigorous public discourse. Over the years, it has evolved as a convenor of ideas, bringing together leaders, thinkers, innovators, cultural icons, and other voices to engage in dialogue at the NDTV World Summits. Standing here in Delhi feels like coming full circle. Three decades ago, in the early 1990s, I was a student at Hindu College - a young student from Sri Lanka navigating a world in flux. Delhi was a city of ideas then, as it is now, reflecting the enduring spirit of India through the centuries. It was a period of change and economic reform. For many of us students, it was our first encounter with the concept of “risk” - in life, in economics, in politics, and in identity. Returning now, several decades later, I see an India transformed: a confident, vibrant nation of 1.4 billion people charting its own path. India today stands among the fastest-growing major economies in the world. Its digital revolution, green transition, and infrastructure initiatives are laying the foundation for Viksit Bharat - a vision of a developed and prosperous nation. India’s journey offers valuable lessons for all developing countries, including my own.

This spirit of progress and partnership was also evident during President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s state visit to India, his first overseas visit in 2024, and during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka in April of this year. Reaffirming Sri Lanka’s place in India’s “Neighbourhood First Policy” and “MAHASAGAR Vision,” the discussions highlighted practical, multidimensional cooperation, reflecting a shared focus on resilience, growth, and mutual prosperity.