The Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi addressing at the inauguration of the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2019, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on January 22, 2019

Mr Modi also urged Indians or people of Indian living abroad to contribute to the building of a new India and said that the changes that were coming in India were becoming new opportunities. “In this changing India, you can play a big role in research and development and innovation. The government is also trying to bring Indian start-ups and NRI mentors together on one platform. Defence manufacturing can also be an important sector for you.”

PM Modi urged Indians living abroad to motivate at least five families around them to come to India. “Your efforts will play an important role in enhancing tourism in the country.” He said that in the last four years, India had taken a major step towards achieving its natural position in the world. “People used to say that India cannot change,” he said. “We have changed this thinking. We have made changes.” Stating that today India led the world in many fields, he said the International Solar Alliance was one such example. “It is also part of our goal of preparing solutions to India’s problems, that can also solve the problems of other countries. We are working with the application of local solution, global application.”