Narendra Modi took oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhawan in the presence of a galaxy of dignitaries including heads of SAARC countries like Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif, Sri Lanka’s Mahinda Rajapaksa and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai.
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“Today, unlike before, India is not standing in a corner”, Modi said.
Meanwhile, preparations are also underway for a massive cultural show at India Gate, scheduled on Saturday, which will be attended by celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher and Prasoon Joshi.
Modi announced an increase in the retirement age of government doctors by three years to 65 and said his government doubled the construction of roads.
However, he said there is “widening expectations gap” between Washington and Delhi on promised reforms to reduce trade and investment barriers for American firms eager to enter the Indian market. “I have an enormous task ahead for myself”, the WSJ quoted Prime Minister Modi as saying.
“In any developing country in the world, both the public sector and the private sector have a very important role to play”.
Left parties feel that the Narendra Modi dispensation is “intolerant” towards non-BJP governments, a top Communist Party of India leader said on Thursday, citing examples of Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The government’s budget deficit has narrowed significantly and inflation is down, helped by lower oil prices.
During the conference, the Prime Minister reviewed progress of various ongoing schemes and programmes of the Union Government.
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He further said that Modi has not only worked on legislative reforms but also on the micro-level challenges to strengthen the confidence among the investors. He practically shelved the controversial land acquisition reform because of farmer protests and has not managed to pass the much-anticipated GST tax bill, because his Bharatiya Janata Party only has a minority in the upper house of the parliament. “This is the new way”. “How does a country like this have 12 to 14 million slaves in 2016. If we want to ensure the success of this interdependent world, I think countries need to cooperate, but at the same time we also need to ensure that there is respect for global norms and worldwide rules”.
