Prime Minister Narendra Modi is creating waves right from
the day he was sworn in. He is his diplomatic best contrary to our
apprehensions that he is more of a hawk than a dove. If we the citizens are
thinking on these lines it is his fault, not ours. While in the opposition he
availed of every opportunity that came his way in squarely blaming a few
nations across the world especially our neighbouring country, Pakistan.
From the very day, he took the oath of office as our Prime
Minister he did a somersault by trying to befriend the SAARC nations first
followed by other nations.
His immemorable visits to Japan and the red-carpet welcome he
was accorded by the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Nepal where
Nepal government under Sushil Koirala
in association with the opposition parties and the agreements signed both in
the presence of Shinzo Abe and Sushil Koirala respectively invited widespread acclamation.
Within hundred days of his government dignitaries from across the world visited
India. Chinese President XI-Jing-Ping, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot and
representatives of various countries like John Kerry , the Foreign Secretary of
USA Wangyi, Foreign Minister of China and other dignitaries the world over paid
visits to India and were impressed by the hospitality of Mr.Modi.
Now that he is in America to participate in UN General
Assembly meeting (UNGA).
In the UN General Assembly meeting, Nawaz Sherif, Pakistani
Prime Minister made it clear in unequivocal terms that Jammu & Kashmir
belongs to Pakistan and wanted a plebiscite be conducted.
The very next day Mr.Modi shedding his hawkish attitude
invited the Pakistani leader to sit across a table and discuss and debate the’core-issue’
of J&K. What Mr.Modi wanted was not
confrontation but a dialogue followed by
a consensus. Impressed by Mr.Modi’s speech, Pakistani National Security Adviser Sartaj
Azeez regretted that the talks with Hurriyat Conference were to be held after
the two leaders Mr.Modi and Mr.Nawaz Sherif addressed the UN General Assembly
meeting. In the near future let’s hope that the two nations are likely to meet
and discuss the contentious issue of Jammu & Kashmir and other matters of
importance like trade and industry.
On the sidelines of UNGA meeting, Modi got a golden
opportunity to hold meetings with a few nations like Sri Lanka.
Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan President as a goodwill gesture has declared that 79 Indian fishermen
imprisoned for crossing the maritime borders are set to be freed at the
earliest after meeting Mr.Modi on the sidelines of UN General Assembly meeting.
After addressing the UNGA, Modi’s itinary was to address
more than 18000 citizens at Madison Square at Chase Manhattan, Newyork. With
immense pride he declared to the audience that 21st century belongs
to India as sixty five percent of Indian citizens are young and hence India is blessed
with human resources of educated, enterprising, dynamic Indian youth are of
enormous potential. Compared to China, it is
to be remembered that majority of Chinese are graying and it is a
constant worry for that country which also means India has all the wherewithal
to climb to the number one position in
the near future.
Mr.Modi dwelt on the
point that by 2022 there won’t be any
family without a home. Though his statement is music to our ears, let’s take it
with a pinch of salt. Since our Independence day in 1947 Indian National
Congress alone and different alliances
were in the saddle who like Mr.Modi promised many a citizen with bringing
heaven to earth, none cared to mitigate the sufferings of the downtrodden. Mr.Modi
himself while on whirlwind campaigns across India promised to wipe out poverty
and related sufferings, there are dime a dozen of them among us after occupying
the throne cared to look after the needs of Indian corporates. Whither gone his
promises and assurances to the suffering millions of India.
In USA too, he took deep interest to hold meetings with
Global Corporates first and invited them to invest in India.
Today and tomorrow he is the guest of Mr.Barack Obama and is
likely to hold meetings with the latter to co-operate in making investments in
India on a massive scale. As per the reports Mr.Obama and first lady Michelle
Obama were excitedly waiting to accord a
warm welcome to Mr.Modi followed by bilateral relations, business, trade, industry
in various fields.
All the best to Mr.Modi and his endeavours to cement a long standing
relationship with US.
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