PM Modi speach in Davos
‘Like a Statesman’: Leaders React to Modi’s Speech at Davos The official sessions of the World Economic Forum in Davos began on Tuesday, 23 January, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the 'opening plenary'. Over 3,000 global leaders, including CEOs, heads of state and government, artists and civil society members are attending the summit, that will draw to a close on 26 January. India’s GDP has grown six times since the last time its Prime Minister attended the World Economic Forum at Davos, in 1997, said PM Modi, addressing the opening plenary. "Last time an Indian PM came to Davos was in 1997, when Deve Gowda ji had come. That time our GDP was little more than 400 billion dollars, now it’s more than six times that figure." - PM Narendra Modi Modi added that there are some important questions that have risen and require adequate answers for the future generations He added that technology has emerged as a “major force”, but that the...