Indian Prime Minister cracks jokes and speaks about his meetings with foreign Prime Ministers and about issues in India.
This historic interaction interview is one-of-a-kind as it is the first interview in the 72 years of democracy in India that it is on Indian Television and it took place in the presence of thousands of spectators. The frenzied crowd welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he walked into the portals of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi with loud chants of "Bharat Mata ki Jai", "Modi-Modi-Modi" and thunderous applause so much so that it went on for a few minutes. Cracking jokes in between as when he was talking about his relationships with the China Prime Minister Li Keqiang, Rajat Sharma claimed that Rahul Gandhi tweeted that PM Modi is scared of Li Keqiang; so in reply PM Modi said, 'Do you write scrips for Kapil Sharma show?" While talking about his various escapades with prime ministers of different countries and about the relations between India, Pakistan and China. "Had there been no elections in India and bickering (among leaders) , Balakot air strike would have ranked among one of the major military operations of the world. In the din of electoral campaign, we have downplayed the valour of our heroes. I therefore pray to God that there be peace after elections, and the experts tell the nation what a fine operation was carried out by our brave men." Asked about former PM Dr Manmohan Singh claiming that Indian army had carried out several surgical strikes in the past, Modi replies: " The Congress has only one ex-PM left. Earlier, they used to run the government through remote control, and now they are using remote control in order to make them issue statements." This is the record of last 40 years. In the last five years, you might have noticed, only China supports Pakistan, and the entire world is with us. This is a very big change. On terrorism, we had a consistent policy and there was no world forum where India did not raise the issue of humanity and terrorism. Humanity across the world is facing danger from terrorism. I have succeeded in convincing world leaders on terrorism. For India, terrorism is the issue. That is why, Kashmir is no more an issue on the world arena. This resolution (on Masood Azhar) is our great diplomatic victory. Experts will say that the force of this victory is greater than that of the surgical strike or air strike. The UNSC resolution will have a lasting impact." "Experts should analyze about my two major peace gestures towards Pakistan, inviting their PM to my swearing-in and visiting Lahore on the Pakistani PM's birthday. These two gestures created a positive environment, After the terror attacks in Pathankot, Uri and Pulwama, I had no difficulty at all in convincing the world about terrorism. I do not have to exert myself much. The world has acknowledged that Modi is true. These two gestures will give India benefits in the coming years too. And those (in the Opposition) who had been questioning my Lahore visit, and sitting with Zi Jinping on a 'jhoola' in Ahmedabad, some people even added biryani, the minds of such people are filled up with crass politics only. They forget 'rashtra neeti' (state policy) which is paramount. 'Rajneeti' (politics) comes later. It is the nation's misfortune that I have got such an opposition to face."
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