India
Modi marks 25 years in office with new slogan
The Hindu··5d ago
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 7, 2026 marked 25 years in office and urged a "we will do it" attitude toward goals by 2047. He spoke at the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sabha, counting unbroken tenure from Gujarat chief minister in October 2001. He said India has more than 140 crore citizens, up from under 40 crore a century ago.
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What It Means For You
- The speech frames 2047 as the public deadline for a developed India.
- Goals named include ranking among the top three economies and Olympics hosting.
- Modi tied the milestone to service since Gujarat's oath on October 7, 2001.
What's Happening
- He said 140 crore citizens together will build a developed India by 2047.
- He cited lifting 25 crore people out of poverty as once seeming unimaginable.
- He referred to Captain Smit Machchhar, the flydubai pilot who stopped a crash attempt.
How the 25-Year Clock Runs
- Modi became Gujarat chief minister on October 7, 2001, then prime minister.
- He treated early BJP organisational work as his first political report card.
- He said division along vote lines remains among the country's biggest challenges.
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