Concluding his visit to Belgium, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the EU-India Summit, and paid homage to those who were killed in last weeks terror attacks in Brussels, PM Modi is now in Washington. He will attend the 2-day Nuclear Security Summit hosted by US President Barack Obama. PM Modi will then proceed to Saudi Arabia before concluding his 3-nation visit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in India after concluding his three-nation tour.
A royal welcome by King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al in Riyadh
PM Narendra Modi arrives at Saudi Chambers of Commerce for interaction with business leaders
PM Narendra Modi visits TCS' BPO Centre in Riyadh
A TCS employee takes a selfie with PM Narendra Modi in Riyadh
PM Narendra Modi will visit TCS all women IT&ITES Centre in Riyadh. He will later interact with prominent Saudi business leaders.
Reason for India's growth is its political stability: PM Modi in Saudi Arabia
- World's attention is towards India due to the economic progress in India. India can contribute a lot to the world.
- In a very short span of time India has once again given rise to new expectations at the world stage.
- India's youth is India's strength. World needs a workforce that is talented & well versed with technology.
- India is making strides in agriculture, industry and services sector.
PM Modi is addressing the Indian community in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PM Modi visits galleries on the life & times of King Abdul Aziz at Masmak Fortress in Saudi Arabia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Al Masmak Fortress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PM Narendra Modi concludes his intervention at Nuclear Security Summit 2016. Says this legacy of President Obama must endure.
Wherever you are, you are the true ambassadors of India, says PM Modi, concludes his speech in Brussels.
Today the world is troubled by global warming. India is going towards renewable energy: PM Modi
- 175 Gw power through renewables - for the first time Indians heard about the gigawatt.
- And I can say with satisfaction the work is going great and India will achieve it within time.
We are keeping checks. Such accountability, such transparency can be done and we have done it: PM Modi
- There are so many villages in India still living in the 18th century.
- 18,000 such villages where the electric pole hasn't reached
- Doesn't it pain your heart? 60 years after independence shouldn't we have done this much?
- But on Aug 15, I announced we will bring electricity to 18K villages in 1,000 days.
- Today 7 months or 250 days later, more than 7,000 villages have received electricity poles and wires.
Every year, Rs 14-15 crore was being stolen. It stopped: PM Modi- Now tell me, if Modi does this would it ruffle feathers?
- And if they have eaten so much, they can shout a lot. So that's why they are badmouthing Modi.
- So people who have taken the cream (malai) for years, are making all the noise against Modi.
- So if someone cries foul against me, know that Modi twisted the key or tightened the screw somewhere.
We don't do vote bank politics. We care for even those who don't vote: PM Modi- But 60 years after independence 40% people hadn't seen doors of a bank.
- Today most people of the country are connected to banking.
- 21 crore new bank accounts were opened
90 lakh people gave up the gas subsidy. When I say 1.25 billion Indians are reason for India's growth this is an example of that.
I am accountable to you, I consider myself as not the Prime Minister but Prime Servant
- There are many things you perhaps don't see on TV, on newspapers
- But you see them on the Narendra Modi app, on social media
- And I would like to tell you how change is happening
- There are so many things I will have to resort to paper
- And I am just giving an account of 2015
The world says this in one voice - if there's a ray of hope in the world economies, it's India: PM Modi (crowd cheers him with chants of Modi-Modi and Bharat Mata Ki Jai)
We can't finish terrorism with guns and bombs, we need to create an environment in the society
- But look at the misfortune of the world and humanity
- The UN has a definition of all things related to war
- But for terrorism they have no answers
- We have urged the UN to pass a resolution to find out and distinguish forces of terror.
- And I don't know how the UN will do this, but it's the need of the hour given the circumstances.
I have spoken to many world leaders and have told them to fist de-link terrorism from religion: PM Modi
Terrorism is challenging humanity: PM Modi in Brussels
- All those powers who are against terrorism will have to come together and fight against it.
- It is time that the world understands the ramifications of terrorism.
- India has been troubled by terrorism for the last 40 years. More than the soldiers martyred in battlefield, lives have been lost to terrorism.
- When India was shouting out to the world about terrorism, we were told that it's our law and order problem. Now the world understands what terrorism is.
- 9/11 shocked the world.
- But India has not bowed down to terrorism and there's no chance of it.
PM Modi begins his speech by offering condolences to the families of the victims of the terror attack in Brussels
- Last week Brussels witnessed a ghastly terror attack
- To the people who lost their dear ones, I pay my respects to them
- Such a huge incident has happened here after a long time
The crowd breaks into chants of Modi, Modi as the Prime Minister begins with 'Namaste'
A minute of silence in remembrance of the victims of last week's terrorist attack before PM Modi begins his speech in Brussels
PM Modi hold talks with the European Union President Jean Claude Junker at the India-EU Summit in Brussels
PM Modi remotely launches Asia's biggest telescope, the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences or ARIES project, in Brussels, says, "even sky is not the limit."
PM Modi meets Belgian CEOs to discuss investment opportunities in India, says, "Inland waterways offer opportunities for Belgian businesses."
PM Modi speaking on the terror attack in Brussels last week at a luncheon meeting
The scourge of terrorism increasing, important for all nations to fight this menace. India has been battling it for 40 years.
A ceremonial welcome for PM Modi at Brussels
PM Modi arrives at the Maelbeek Metro Station in Brussels, the site of a terror attack where a suicide bomber had blown himself up last week.
PM Modi lays a wreath at one of the sites of the terror attack in Brussels last week.
One Indian was among 32 killed in three successive blasts; two at the Brussels Airport and a third at the Maelbeek Metro Station.
Over 300 people were injured in the attack.
An invigorating mix of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy in the offing as PM starts his three-nation tour with Brussels
PM Narendra Modi greets people in Brussels
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Brussels where he will attend India-EU summit.
In Brussels, PM Modi will attend the long-pending India-EU summit. He will also hold a bilateral summit meeting with his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel.
PM Narendra Modi leaves for a three nation visit, starting with Belgium. He will later attend Nuclear Security Summit in Washington and visit Saudi Arabia.