From Our Bureau
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader and former union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said India’s stature had increased under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi after his return home from his successful 3-nation visit to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
He told a Press conference here: “Today is a moment of pride for every Indian and for the ruling Party. How much has the stature of our country increased, we get its indication every time.
PM Modi returned after involving in over 50 engagements and travelling across three nations. After his landing here, the PM received a gala welcome and a grand welcpome by the BJP workers outside the Palam Airport technical area.
“You see the way the PM was accorded a rousing welcome in Japan, the way the statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in Hiroshima, the way Japan PM Fumio Kishida stressed deepening mutual peace between the two countries and the way the PM was given a rousing welcome in Sydney,” Prasad said.
He said India is on the course to becoming the fast-growing economy in the world and India is the powerhouse of technology and powerhouse of talent.
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