Sending out a strong message against protectionism and inward-focused economic policies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said such tendencies can be as dangerous as terrorism and climate change as he pitched for creating a "heaven of freedom" free from divisions. Modi, who became the first Indian prime minister to address the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual summit here in two decades, talked about grave concerns facing the world, including terrorism and climate change. The prime minister also emphasised that a predictable, stable, transparent and progressive India is good news in an otherwise uncertain global environment. the prime minister said. The prime minister also quoted Sanskrit shlokas to emphasise that "we are children of mother earth".

Source: dna January 23, 2018 19:41 UTC