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.
Opinion | The slog overs are here and we need mighty fiscal heaves now
The Centre must act fast to avert the economic devastation that the pandemic could leave behind The government has lifted some lockdown restrictions and is allowing certain economic activities from today.
Most of the relaxations are aimed at the rural sector, though a few will also help urban India, but these are hardly enough.
The clock is ticking away, and every day that the vast majority of businesses remain shut turns our nightmare economic scenario darker.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen to save lives over livelihoods, and till date, against all odds and despite some unexpected hurdles, India has done very well on that front.
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