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.
markets across the globe to near record levels, analysts said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week said a COVID-19 vaccine may be ready in a few weeks as he noted that experts believe the wait for it will not be long, and asserted that the vaccination drive in India will begin as soon as scientists give the nod."Investors to keep a close eye on coronavirus situation and vaccine coupled with development on economic activity," said Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director, Choice Broking."With all major events behind us, we feel global cues would dictate market trend ahead.
Besides, news related to COVID vaccine will also be in focus," Ajit Mishra, VP - Research, Religare Broking Ltd said.Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.