As largest vaccine producing country, India will help all humanity in fighting Covid crisis: PM Modi at UNGA

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. He spoke a host of issues including terrorism, fight against Covid-19, Atmanirbhrar Bharat.

#WATCH PM Narendra Modi addresses the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), via video conferencing https://t.co/u6CQIrvegn

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# As the largest vaccine producing country of the world, I want to give one more assurance to the global community today. India’s vaccine production and delivery capacity will be used to help all humanity in fighting this crisis: PM Modi

# In the changed circumstances of the post-pandemic era, we are moving forward with the vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. A self-reliant India will also be a force multiplier for the global economy: PM Modi addressing UNGA

# India will not hesitate in raising its voice against the enemies of humanity, human race and human values – these include terrorism, smuggling of illegal weapons, drugs and money-laundering: PM Modi

# Starting from January next year, India will also fulfil its responsibility as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. India will always speak in support of peace, security and prosperity: PM Modi

# Even during these very difficult times of the raging pandemic, the pharmaceutical industry of India has sent essential medicines to more than 150 countries: PM Modi

# India’s partnerships are always guided by this very principle. Any gesture of friendship by India towards one country is not directed against any third country: PM Modi

# When we were strong, we were never a threat to the world, when we were weak, we never become a burden on the world. How long would a country have to wait particularly when the transformational changes happening in that country affect a large part of the world: PM Modi

# India is that country, which in the course of maintaining peace, has lost the maximum number of its brave soldiers. Today every Indian, while seeing the contribution of India in UN, aspires for India’s expanded role in the United Nations: PM Narendra Modi

# Today, people of India are concerned whether this reform-process will ever reach its logical conclusion. For how long will India be kept out of the decision-making structures of the United Nations?: PM Modi

# But it is also true that the people of India have been waiting for a long time for the process for the reforms of the United Nations to get completed: PM Modi

# Reform in the responses, in the processes, and in the very character of the UN is the need of the hour. It is a fact that the faith & respect that the UN enjoys among the 1.3 billion people in India is unparalleled: PM Modi

# Over the last 8 to 9 months, the whole world has been battling the pandemic of the Coronavirus. Where is the United Nations in this joint fight against the pandemic? Where is its effective response?: PM Modi

# If we were to make an objective assesment of the performance of UN over the last 75 years, we see several stellar achievements. But at the same time, there are also several instances that point to the need for a serious introspection of the work of the United Nations: PM Modi

# India is proud of the fact that it is one of the Founding Members of the United Nations. On this historic occasion, I have come to this global platform to share the sentiments of 1.3 billion people of India: PM Modi

‘The Future we want, the United Nations we need’ – is the theme of 75th UNGA being organized via virtual link. It is the for the first time that delegates have not arrived at the UN Headquarters for participating in the General Assembly session. The UNGA this year is being conducted mostly virtually as it is being held in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister’s address will be via a pre-recorded video statement broadcast at the UNGA hall in New York. PM Modi’s statement comes just a day after Pakistani PM Imran Khan tried to spread false propaganda against India at the global body.

Among the priority issues for India during the ongoing UNGA session would be to push for more transparency in the process of listing and delisting of entities and individuals in sanction committees.

India will seek to engage intensively in finalizing of mandates for UN peacekeeping mission. Another priority issue is continuing India’s active engagement on issues relating to sustainable development and climate change.

India will also be a non-permanent member of the UNSC for two years beginning 1st of January next year.