Modi claims citizen-first policies helped India weather pandemic and overseas wars

In a recent address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflected on a decade of upheavals that India has faced, ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to military conflicts in Ukraine and the West Asian region. He emphasized that the country's approach, which prioritises citizens and employs strategic foresight, was instrumental in overcoming these difficulties. Modi suggested that some actors derive satisfaction from keeping the public anxious, implying a need to reject such fear-based narratives.

The speech underscored the government's commitment to a people-first agenda as a stabilising force. These comments were delivered to a domestic audience and.