Ready For Bilateral Talks With Pakistan But Without Shadow of Terror, Says PM Modi at UN: Highlights

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York in Hindi. Mr Modi is on a five-day tour of the US; he will address a gathering at the Madison Square Garden on Sunday and meet President Barack Obama for bilateral meetings.

Here are the highlights of PM Modi's address:

• As India's Prime Minister, it is a great honour to address you for the first time
• I am aware of hopes and aspirations of people of India. I also know what the world expects from the 1.25 billion people of India.
• Every nation has their own philosophy. I am not talking about ideology. This philosophy guides the nation. India's is Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
• Today the flags of 193 nations are flying here. We have achieved a lot in the last decades
• We have firm belief in multilateralism. Our focus is on dignity and opportunity.
• India has always raised its voice for justice, dignity and opportunity
• Our future is linked very closely with our neighbours. That is why from first day we extended hand of friendship to our neighbours.
• Am prepared to engage in serious bilateral dialogue with Pakistan in a peacefuland violence free atmosphere
  
• It is also upto Pakistan to create the right atmosphere and come forward for bilateral talks
• Terrorism is appearing in new forms and no country - big or small - is free from it
• Good terrorism, bad terrorism raises questions on our sincerity to fight terrorism
• In very important spheres we are seeing new tensions
• Why is it that despite having a wonderful platform like UN we have had to have the various G platforms
• We need to think how to create a G-all atmosphere when UN is about to celebrate its 70 years
  
• Come let us work towards peace
• We need to respond to the demands of our times. One nation can't dictate the world.
• We have to give full strength to UN peacekeeping
• Basic sanitation is not available to millions of people, nor is electricity and drinking water available
• When we craft agreements on international trade we should accommodate each other's concerns and interests
• When we talk of holistic health care or going back to back to basics, I want to particularly mention Yoga
• Yoga is not merely a form of exercise, we should begin work towards an International Yoga Day
• We (United Nations) will turn 70 next year. We have to ask ourselves - do we wait till we turn 80? No. The next year can be an opportunity.
• Let us fulfill promise to reform the UN Security Council by 2015
• We had offered to help those affected by floods in Pakistan, the way we were helping flood victims in Jammu and Kashmir
  
• When we hear good terrorism and bad terrorism, then there is a question mark on our intent to fight terrorism
  
• If we want to fight terrorism, why can't we insist on everyone's participation