PM to attend G-4 summit in New York City

“We need to create a world where everyone feels safe, is respected and has opportunities to grow …”

His pitch for UNSC reforms comes amidst India’s strong bid for a permanent seat in the expanded powerful world body.

Singh said that it came through clearly that most people felt that this was a very good moment for India in the global context.

“In the same spirit of world-family, I have always believed in blue revolution, in which the island nations should also become the part of survival and success story”, he said. “We want the world to see our innovation capabilities in the start-up sector”, Modi wrote on Facebook”.

Speaking at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, PM Modi said “The world is connected and dependent on each other”. They represent a cross border flow of ideas, information and knowledge as well as the progress of the US-India partnership in recent years.

On the issue of climate change, he maintained that common but differentiated responsibility is the basis for dealing with this challenge. “Education and skill development are priorities for us”, he said, adding that India has launched several schemes to empower people.

It is the entire world’s responsibility to eradicate poverty and to tackle climate change, the PM said.

PM signed it before gifting to chef Vikas Khanna for Obama Opposition parties were united in condemning Prime Minister Narendra Modi for autographing the national flag as gift for President Barack Obama during his trip to the USA, even as the External Affairs ministry hastily retracted the gift.

The CEOs, who included News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch, Sony Entertainment’s Michael Lynton, and Discovery Communications’ David Zaslav, also called for strengthening of the mobile infrastructure. He cited India’s focus on achieving 175 gigawatts of renewable energy but said this does not mean that India will give up its developmental choices.

In his 18-minute speech, Mr. Modi outlined the various development targets that his government has set, and how special measures were being taken to ensure that they were environmentally sustainable.

Modi also touched upon the importance of a smoother Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime in the digital era.

“There are opportunities here in India”, NASSCOM vice president Rajat Tandon said, “and they don’t want to miss the boat”.

Made up of over 300 top U.S. and Indian companies, USIBC will host Modi for a dinner reception in San Jose, California on Saturday with incoming USIBC chairman John T. Chambers, executive chairman of Cisco.

After spending an hour with Modi in New York City, the senior Murdoch hailed the PM as the best Indian leader with best policies since India’s independence. One important reason is that overseas Indians simply know more about firms in India than those elsewhere, so they are more likely to outsource back home. “The world must be free from poverty and development must be sustainable”, he said.

“For the main course I did a combination of dishes from Beetroot poriyal, a traditional dish served for Onam in the south with paneer tikka”. They all view India as a potentially lucrative market for years to come.

Served on the menu plate of the CEOs were sandalwood saffron sherbet, pomegranate pangria with tandoori pineapple, paneer ravioli, thandai chicken, Mizoram black rice khichdi, saffron sheermal, mango-ginger soup and coconut rice creme brulee.