New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised journalist Palki Sharma for her address at the Oxford Union, in which she argued in favour of how “Modi’s India is on the right path.”
After the speech surfaced on social media and went viral, Sharma took to X (formerly Twitter) to clarify that the remarks were made more than a year ago, but mentioned how “overwhelmed” she was to see her speech resonating “with so many of you.”
Responding to her post, PM Modi wrote on X, “You have given a wonderful glimpse of the massive transformations taking place across India.”
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“We are debating India’s Path tonight, and I could wrap my argument in one sentence borrowed from the White House: ‘Go to New Delhi and see it for yourself’,” she began with reference to a June 2023 statement by John Kirby, the White House’s National Security Communications Advisor.
Recalling an incident, Sharma then spoke about “three of the many developments” in India she would go on to list: financial inclusion, internet and mobile penetration, and growing airport traffic.
She continued: “I have lived in many Indias…the very India where exciting policies and positions were abandoned. The self-doubting India, where decisions were taken based on global opinions. And today, a more confident India where the world comes for leadership and inspiration. Indians are prosperous at home and hence more confident abroad.”
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