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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he is certain that India will hold an important role in developing and scaling up production of novel coronavirus vaccine once it is discovered."Today also our companies are active in international efforts for development and production of Covid-19 vaccine," Modi said.The prime minister was speaking at the India Global Week 2020's inaugural session Wednesday, a virtual conference organised in UK.
It will also feature a performance "Atmanirbhar Bharat" by Madhu Nataraj and a special 100 birth anniversary concert in tribute to the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar by three of his most eminent students.In the inaugural speech, Modi also said vaccines made in India are responsible for two-third of the vaccine.