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PM Modi America Tour: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a US tour these days and during this visit, he addressed the NRIs at Nassau Coliseum in New York. At this historic place located on Long Island, PM Modi not only highlighted India's development journey in front of the NRIs, but also discussed the country's new global stance and its growing influence.

PM Modi started his speech with an enthusiastic "Namaste US!", and said, "Now our Namaste has also become global, it has gone from local to global and all this has been done by you." He underlined the important role of Indian immigrants and honored them as 'Rashtradoot'. According to him, these NRIs are not only enriching India's economic and cultural heritage, but they are also strong brand ambassadors of the country.

India's 5G market becomes bigger than America

During his speech, PM Modi talked about the technological and digital development in India and said that India has now entered a new era. He proudly said, "India is connected today like never before. Today, India's 5G market has become bigger than the US and this transformation has been possible in just two years." Apart from this, he also discussed India's 6G projects, which will make India stronger in this fast-changing digital age.

#WATCH | Modi&US Event | PM Narendra Modi says, "Today, India's 5G market is bigger than America. It has happened within two years. Now, India is working on made-in-India 6G." pic.twitter.com/RP09n8lDfT

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The power of Digital India

The Prime Minister particularly emphasized on India's digital revolution. He told the NRIs that even though they still use wallets in the US, the use of digital wallets has now become common in India. This presents a unique example of financial inclusion and speed of digital transactions in India.

India's carbon emissions and global responsibility

Criticizing Western countries on climate change and environmental issues, PM Modi said that India has always understood its responsibility in global carbon emissions. He said, "India has 17 percent of the world's population, but our carbon emissions are less than four percent." Emphasizing that India is not a destructive force for the world but a country moving towards a bright future, he said, "India is not like fire, we are like the sun which gives light."

This visit of PM Modi is playing an important role in strengthening India-US relations as well as keeping the diaspora connected with India. His words not only instilled a sense of pride and confidence in the diaspora towards the country but also gave the message that India has now registered its strong presence on the world stage.