Modi unveils ‘We Will Do It’ slogan for India’s 2047 developed nation goal

Highlights:

• Modi introduces a new slogan for India’s 2047 goals.
• He calls for unity beyond caste and voting divisions.
• India aims to become a top-three global economy.
• The vision includes self-reliance and global manufacturing.
• Modi highlights poverty reduction and India’s development ambitions.

INDIA’S prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (7) gave a new slogan, “We Will Do It”, for achieving the goal of making the country a developed nation by 2047, saying it would be achieved through visionary policies and hard work.

Addressing the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sabha on completing 25 years as head of government, Modi said one of India’s biggest challenges was the division of society along voting lines.

“But when a farmer’s field lacks water, does the problem affect only one caste? When there is no electricity, does darkness fall only on one community? The answer is no. If the problem belongs to everyone, the solution must be for everyone,” he said.

Modi said the dream of a developed India would come true through the collective efforts of its people.

“There is no reason for India to stop. A hundred years ago, there were less than 40 crore of us; today, we are more than 140 crore. The 140 crore citizens together will build a developed India by 2047, and we certainly will. We Will Do It,” he said.

“Viksit Bharat by 2047: We Will Do It. Top 3 Economy: We Will Do It. Self-reliant: We Will Do It. Global Manufacturing Hub: We Will Do It. Hosting the Olympics: We Will Do It. Step into space: We Will Do It. This energy, this enthusiasm, this confidence is extraordinary,” he said.

Highlighting his government’s achievements, Modi said goals once considered impossible had been achieved, including 250 million people moving out of poverty within a decade. “That is why I believe in the strength and potential of 140 crore Indians. After 25 years of experience, I can say with confidence that we are witnessing India’s transformation right before our eyes,” he said.

Referring to Indian flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who foiled an attempt by his co-pilot to crash an Israel-bound flight despite being stabbed, Modi said the world was talking about the pilot and would one day talk about “made-in-India aircraft”.

“These goals will be achieved through visionary policies and relentless hard work. India may have challenges, but we also have 140 crore solutions,” he said.

Modi has served continuously as head of government since October 7, 2001, first as Gujarat chief minister for three terms and later as prime minister.