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.
Self reliance is the only way forward: PM Modi
PM Modi said on Tuesday that the covid-19 virus was both a challenge and an opportunity Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the only way forward for India in a post-covid world was through self-reliance. “The only solution is a self-reliant India," he said in an address to the nation on Tuesday night.
Addressing the nation— his fifth since the run up to the lockdown was declared on 25 March -- PM Modi said on Tuesday that the covid-19 virus was both a challenge and an opportunity. “The entire world is consumed by its efforts to save lives," he said before adding, “Such a crisis is unprecedented and unheard of." Modi added that the self-reliant strategy will have five pillars - grow a new economy, set-up a state-of-the-art
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