PM Narendra Modi’s Address At India-US Summit: India On Mission For Self-Reliance, Situation Demands Fresh Mindset, Human Centric Development, Says PM Modi In First Speech After GDP Blow

India is facing a big challenge over the Coronavirus outbreak, but the resilience and aspirations of the people have ensured that the country is holding its own, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on September 3. Delivering the keynote address at India-US Strategic Partnership Forum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a detailed account of how the country is gaining ground in the battle with the pandemic as well as advancing in other areas. Over the last months, the country has "battled floods, two cyclones and locust attacks, apart from Covid," the Prime Minister said, adding. "This has made our people stronger”.

PM Modi called for a fresh mindset to tackle the challenges in post- COVID-19 world. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India, the April-June quarter of 2020, shrunk by 23.9 percent - the worst among all G20 nations. Modi, who was yet to react to the sharp GDP drop, told the US-India Forum that the world is facing a first-in-a-kind of economic crisis which requires concerted effort to overcome the challenges. Watch the video to know more.