Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 74th session of the UN General Assembly today and said the world needs to unite and have a consensus on fighting terrorism.
"Terrorism is one of the biggest challenges before humanity," PM Modi said in a 20-minute speech. PM Modi, the fourth speaker on the fourth day of the general debate, took the stage in the iconic hall at the UN headquarters in New York around 7:34 pm Indian time.
The Prime Minister also spoke about fighting climate change. PM Modi highlighted India's big contribution to fighting climate change despite being one of the lowest emitters of carbon emissions.
"Per capita wise India's contribution to global warming is very low, but we are a leading nation in mitigation plans," PM Modi said in his address.
Prime Minister Modi held a number of bilateral meetings with top world leaders like US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of his UN address.
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale had said PM Modi's UNGA speech "will focus on what the high-level segment of the UNGA is meant to focus on which is - as an important economy, as an important country, as a responsible member of the UN - PM will flag what we are doing for development, for security, for peace and our expectations and aspirations of other countries."
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan also addressed the UN General Assembly on Friday. Mr Khan spoke about Kashmir and had earlier said he will "forcefully present the Kashmir issue like never before" in his address.
