Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India will be among top three economies of the world in his third term, in an apparent reference that his government will return to power again in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe entire nation is witness the pillars of development of the present government. We have done it both our tenures,\u201d the Prime Minister said after inaugurating the inaugurated the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) complex named as \u2018Bharat Mandapam\u2019 at Pragati Maidan here.<\/p>\n
He said that the faith of the country has become firm and India\u2019s journey of development is not going to stop.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the beginning of our first term, India was ranked 10th in the global economies. In the second tenure, today India is the fifth largest economy in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI assure the country that on the basis of the track record, in the third term, India\u2019s name will be among the top three economies of the world. This is Modi\u2019s guarantee,\u201d Modi said.<\/p>\n
In our third term, the country\u2019s development journey will accelerate further and the citizens would see their dreams come true, he said.<\/p>\n
Citing that Bharat Mandapam will become a reflection of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (Self-reliant India) and ‘Vocal for Local’ campaign, the Prime Minister said: \u201cIt will become a huge stage for every event. It will become a huge medium for displaying the power of our startups.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThink big, dream big, act big. By adopting this principle India is moving forward at pace,\u201d Modi said as he highlighted the works done by the government in last nine years.<\/p>\n
He said that from east to west, north to south the infrastructure of India is changing.<\/p>\n
Without taking names, the Prime Minister said, \u201cIt is the habit of some people to stop good work. When the Kartavya Path was made there were many things on newspapers. No society can progress by working in a fragmented manner.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said that his government is working holistically thinking of future and ‘Bharat Mandapam’ is an example of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe New India is moving forward and overcoming all the obstacles that come in the way,\u201d the Prime Minister said as he underlined that the government is focusing on finding permanent solutions to problems.<\/p>\n
He also informed that the world\u2019s largest museum, \u2018Yuge Yugeen Bharat\u2019 will be built in the national capital.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Prime Minister unveiled the G-20 coin and G-20 stamp.<\/p>\n
Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal and S Jaishankar among other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.<\/p>\n