PM Modi addresses Indian Community in Muscat, Oman

Published By : Admin | February 11, 2018 | 21:46 IST
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the Indian community at Sultan Qaboos Stadium in Muscat, Oman.

During his address, PM Modi appreciated the role of Indian diaspora in Oman and said that Indian diaspora has played an essential role in strengthening Indo-Oman ties.

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The PM stated that 10 years ago, I was to visit Africa as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. I passed by Salalah, stayed there for some time, met some people and today I again got the opportunity to meet them. I wanted to visit Oman since a long time.

With the mantra of minimum government, maximum governance, we are trying to make life easy for the people, emphasised PM Modi. He noted that the poor are given life and safety insurance on just 90 paise per day and a premium of only 1 Rupee per month.

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Talking about the Union Budget 2018, PM Modi talks about the Aayushmaan Bharat yojana. Adding that this will benefit 45 to 50 crore people, he said this scheme had attracted global attention.

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The Officer Trainees of the 2024 Batch of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg earlier today. There are 33 IFS Officer Trainees in the 2024 batch from different States and UTs.

Prime Minister discussed the current multipolar world and India’s unique role as a Vishwabandhu, ensuring friendship with everyone. He cited instances of how India has emerged as a first responder for countries in need. He also underlined the capacity building efforts and other endeavours undertaken by India to lend a helping hand to the Global South. Prime Minister discussed the evolving sphere of foreign policy and it’s significance in the global fora. He spoke about the key role that the diplomats are playing in the evolution of the country as a Vishwabandhu on the global stage. He underscored the significance of the Officer Trainees in their role as future diplomats as the country moves ahead towards the aim of becoming developed by 2047.

Prime Minister engaged in a wide-ranging interaction with the Officer Trainees and asked them about their experience so far, after joining the government service. The officer trainees shared their experiences from their training and research tasks undertaken by them, which included topics such as Maritime diplomacy, AI & Semiconductor, Ayurveda, Cultural connect, Food and Soft Power, among others.

Prime Minister said that we must create curiosity amongst youngsters in various countries about India with Know Your Bharat quizzes and debates. He also said that questions of these quizzes should be regularly updated and include contemporary topics from India such as Mahakumbh, Celebration of completion of 1000 years of Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple and so on.

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