India's growth on track despite global uncertainties, says Modi

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- Utpal Parashar

GUWAHATI: There is growing global trust in India and despite uncertainty around the world, the country's growth trajectory has generated unanimity among experts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday as he underlined the reform and development agenda of his government.

Speaking at Advantage Assam 2.0, an infrastructure and investment summit expected to boost the northeastern state's development, Modi also lauded Assam and said eastern India will play a key role in Viksit Bharat (developed India).

"Even amidst an atmosphere of global uncertainty at present, all experts across the world are certain about one thing. And that is the certainty about India's fast growth," Modi said. "There's a concrete reason for this faith. Keeping in mind the long-term vision of the next 25 years of the 21st century, today's India is taking one step after another and working on a massive scale," he added.

Union ministers for external affairs S Jaishankar, communications and development of northeastern region Jyotiraditya Scindia, and shipping and ports Sarbananda Sonowal, Assam governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, and the chief ministers of Assam and Tripura, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Manik Saha, respectively were part of the inaugural event of the two-day summit.

Several prominent industrialists including Mukesh Ambani of the Reliance Group, Gautam Adani of the Adani Group, Prashant Ruia of the Essar Group, Anil Agarwal of Vedanta, Sajjan Jindal of the JSW Group, N Chandrasekaran of the Tata Group delivered speeches in the inaugural event.

The PM said that the faith in India's growth is because of its large population of young people who are getting skilled at a very fast pace and leading to innovate.