PM Modi addresses a joint sitting of the US Congress in Washington on Wednesday.
Highlights
- Terror is incubated in India's neighbourhood, PM Modi said
- India lives as one, grows as one, celebrates as one, he said
- PM Modi was addressing the joint session of the US Congress
In his address to a joint sitting of the US Congress in Washington, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pointed to cross-border terror, saying it was important to isolate those who promote terror and delink it from religion. His speech -- a rare honour for a leader of another nation - is meant to consolidate and celebrate the India-US partnership.
Following are the top 10 quotes from his speech:
Although it's (terrorism's) shadow is spreading across the world, it is incubated in India's neighbourhood.
Refusing to reward those who practice terrorism for political gain is first step towards holding them accountable.Those who believe in humanity must come together as one & speak against this menace in one voice. Terrorism must be delegitimized.
For my government, the Constitution is its real holy book. And in that holy book, freedom of faith, speech... equality of all citizens... are enshrined as fundamental rights.
India lives as one, India grows as one, India celebrates as one.
In California, the innovative genius of America and India's intellectual creativity are working to shape new industries of the future.
In Asia, the absence of an agreed security architecture creates uncertainty.
President Obama and I have agreed that India as a permanent member of the UN Security Council has to be an intrinsic part of this century's new reality.
My to-do list is long and ambitious -- skill millions of our youth, build 100 smart cities, have broadband for a billion.
It is estimated that more Americans bend for yoga than to throw a curve ball. And, no Mr. Speaker, we have not yet claimed intellectual property right on Yoga
Our relationship is primed for a momentous future. The constraints of the past are behind us.
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