Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
NEW DELHI : Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has played a significant role in strengthening India’s relations with other countries particularly through its soft power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday while attending the centenary event of the institute.The students who get educated at AMU are cultural ambassadors of India specially those who are staying abroad, the Prime Minister added.Also Read | Dark underbelly of India Inc’s shop floorsModi is the first prime minister in over five decades to attend an event at AMU as a chief guest.
In his virtual address, he reiterated that the recently approved New Education Policy (NEP) was brought keeping in mind the priorities of 21st century students to help develop rational thinking and.