Global Cooperation For Local Welfare Is Our Call: PM Modi

Global cooperation for local welfare Is our call, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday while addressing the 90th Interpol General Assembly in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

PM Modi said that at a time when nations and societies are becoming inward-looking, India calls for more international cooperation. 

Prime Minister highlighted that India is celebrating 75 years of its independence which is a celebration of people and cultures. 

PM Modi also informed that Interpol will be celebrating 100 years of its inception in the year 2023. 

He remarked that it is a time for retrospection as well as a time to decide the future. 

Modi further added that it is a great time to rejoice and reflect, learn from setbacks and look to the future with hope.

Remarking on the unique global outlook of India, PM highlighted that India is one of the top contributors in sending brave men and women to the United Nations Peacekeeping operations. 

Modi said, “We made sacrifices to make the world a better place even before India got independence.” 

He further added that thousands of Indians have sacrificed their lives in world wars. 

Talking about Covid-19 vaccines and climate targets, the Prime Minister informed that India has shown a willingness to take the lead in any kind of crisis. 

The Prime Minister further added that police forces across the world are not just protecting people, but are furthering social welfare. 

“They are at the frontline of society’s response to any crisis," Modi added. 

The Prime Minister gave the example of the covid crisis and pointed out that police personnel put their own lives at risk to help people out.

"Many of them even made the ultimate sacrifice in service of the people,” he said.

The Prime Minister reminded about many emerging harmful globalised threats that the world faces such as terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking, poaching and organised crime. 

“The pace of change of these dangers is faster than earlier. When threats are global, the response cannot be just local! It is high time that the world comes together to defeat these threats," he said.