Despite attacks from certain quarters, the strength of India’s democracy and its institution would ensure the country continues its march toward meeting its development targets, the prime minister said.
The resilience demonstrated by India’s democracy and its institutions amid the crisis witnessed in the past couple of years had led to their coming under attack from certain quarters, prime minister Narendra Modi has said.
“I feel that our democracy and our democratic institutions are under attack as many people don’t seem to appreciate our successes. But am confident that despite such attacks, India will continue on its rapid march toward achieving its development goals,” the prime minister said in his address delivered at the India Today Conclave themed ‘The India Moment’ late Saturday evening.
He said that the world watched keenly as an elected government took far-reaching decisions to prove that democracy could deliver.
In the past several years the country was at the forefront of establishing several new institutions, he said. Some notable institutions created as a result included the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the Centre for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), the government think tank NITI Aayog, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council.
