Come to India, It's a Win-Win Situation, PM Tells Business Leaders in US

Prime Minister Narenndra Modi on Tuesday addressed the US-India Business Council in Washington where he showcased India's economic prowess and invited AMerican business leaders to invest in India.

Here are the highlights of PM Modi's address:

• You all have honoured me and welcomed me. I am grateful for that.
• India has a population of 125 crore and it is necessary that the world pays attention to it
• India is marching ahead with a renewed confidence
• For any government, an experience of 3-4 months is not enough
• Even with this small experience, I can say there's no reason for India to stay behind
• India is moving ahead with great speed... times have changed, our intentions have changed and our motives have changed
• Money runs in the blood of Gujaratis, we instinctively know business and commerce
• Businesses don't want any concession from a government - they need effective governance, ease of business
• Whether they get red carpet or not, they do not want red tape
• A government should not be in business, its job is to facilitate
• The economic system should have vibrancy, the tax system should be easy
• We have given priority to all these things after coming to power
• Sometimes the government likes making new laws but I haven't done that. I have set up a committee whose job is to do away with all laws that are useless. We should come out of the web of laws, systems should be simple
• We live in a digital world, it has become fast... the common man's life has also changed with technology
• A government should be two steps ahead of societal needs, can't be ten steps behind
• We have taken the initiative of digital India, our country should have mobile governance
• The 'Make-in-India' campaign I've started is linked to Digital India... anyone who wants to transact with the government should be able to do it from his mobile phone
• We want to use technology for good governance, effective governance
• We want to take everyone with us, we want people's feedback on policies to make them more people-friendly
• Come to India, it is a win-win situation
• We are all together on the march of progress, India's economy is rapidly changing and you must come make use of that opportunity
• My trip was very successful... this is my last engagement and after this I'm going straight to the airport