Shiv Kumar Padha
A short period of 8 years of NDA government, under the premiership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from 2014 to 2022, in the history of India, will be remembered for the extraordinary and unprecedented events which took place in the country which no other government under any prime minister could succeed during 705 years after independence. The credit of the heights, India has scaled during this short period of five years, goes to a person none other than our nation’s beloved Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Whether it is about carving out a prestigious place for India at the international level, procuring a seat in the front row of the big nations, successful diplomatic relations of India with the most developed countries of the world, curtailing and eliminating terrorism in the valley, killing the enemy in its own den, tightening the noose around the separatists, drying the source of terror funding, successfully dealing with China at Dhoklam, release of Indian pilot Abhinadon from Pakistan captivity within 36 hours, declaration of Masood Azhar as global terrorist in the teeth of China’s repeated use of veto power, withdrawing the MFN status from Pakistan, raising the tax on the goods from Pakistan, breaking the spine of the terrorism. The nation has also witnesses how the citadels of casts, religion have been demolished by the voters during the elections, the blasphemous remarks against the Hindu Gods, use of filthy and vulgar language by the political leaders against the prime minister and the majority population has been given befitting answered by the voters. The grateful nation knows that all these achievements of the country could be possible only due to PM Narendra Modi’s vision and wisdom, but for both of these qualities nothing could be achieved during a short period of 8 years. Farsightedness, unfathomable love for the nation, sincere and tireless efforts, his honesty, spirit of patriotism and nationalism, and above all his unshakable faith in Indian democracy and love for his countrymen, he could save and steer the national vessel proudly defeating waves of humiliation, discrimination, hatred and isolation at the international forum. The faith of Narendra Modi in democracy and his belief in the future of India’s destiny could carve out a unique and distinct place in the world and also could procure a seat in the front row of the big nations. There was a time when India was looked down upon by the big nations, calling India a nation of poor, beggars and illiterates. Indian diplomats, athletes, celebrities and even the vice president of the nation were not spared from inflicting humiliation at the international airports under the pretext of security checks. It was the magic spell of Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India who could reach the heights, within a short period of 8 years, which the premiers of so called developed and superpower countries have been aspiring for since long. The 2019 parliament elections have been fought under the teeth of grim criticism where the opposition parties made vulgarity, filthy language, character assassination as their weapons, did not hesitate in seeking co operation of enemy countries. The opposition parties spared no effort in showing the nation and Hindu community down in the eyes of the hostile countries. But as it is said that ‘truth triumphs in long run’, Prime Minister redefined the term secularism which was used as a tool against the Hindu community. The ruling parties, in order to win the vote bank always kept the temples out of bounds for the Hindu leaders and were declared as communal if they dared to stand in front of any temple. Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his campaign from Kaashi, Kedarnath Maha Kaleshwar and proved that practicing one’s religion is the fundamental right as enshrined in the constitution.
All the ethnic communities’ casts proved that they are one as a nation and have nothing to do with the religion or cast so far as the future of the nation is concerned.
There is a long list of big and the small awards which have been conferred upon him by the international community. Out of the long list of awards there are dozens worth mentioning here as these awards have been awarded to man of international standing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi won, Readers poll for the Time magazine in 2016, King Abdullaziz Shah award of Saudi Arabia on April 3, 2016; Amir Abdullah Khan award of Afghanistan June 4, 2016; Grand Collar of the state of Palestinian on February 10, 2018, UN Champions of Earth Award on September 26, 2018; Seol peace Prize Modinomics on October 24, 2018, conferred with first- ever Philip Kotler presidential award on January 14, 2019, UAE Zyed Medal on April 4, 2019 and with Russian award,’ Order of ST. Andrew the Apostle on April 12, 2019. His diplomatic visits of the outer world prepared ground for the joint fight against poverty, unemployment and terrorism at the global level with the result India gained the courage of looking the big powers in the eyes and killing her enemies in their own territory. The nation feels indebted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sincere, honest and selfless services he has been rendering for the nation, for the person who has brought about a revolution in the working and functioning of the government in every sphere, for a person who has made the country stand in the first row of the super powers of the world. The grateful nation made Narendra Modi, the Prime minister of India in 2019 again by putting 303 seats of BJP in his pocket as a result of unprecedented faith nation has reposed in the person of PM Modi.
Modi’s International diplomacy has aroused expectation both at home and abroad about India’s rise in the global scene in 21st century with clarity of purpose. He reached remote country Mangolia, island nations like Seychelles and Maritious and to the major countries like USA, China, France, Germany and UK. Modi received many world leaders in 2015 by inviting US President Barrack Abama as a chief guest on republic day celebrations and PM Shinzo to New Delhi. World gave high priority to Modi at the UNGA, BRICS., QUAD, SCO summit at Samarkand. The keystone of Modi’s foreign policy objective is economic development, skillfully linking diplomacy and national development for financial and technical support and speed up make In India campaign. Business, trade, national security and employment were carefully embedded in his diplomacy. Us India defence relationship is being reviewed and envisaging collaboration in defence, intelligence, maritime security, cyber security and space exploration, manufacturing air craft’s, un manned aerial vehicles and aircraft carriers.
Apart from Modi has diverted the attention of the nations fighting with terrorism at home like India isolating Pakistn the perpetrator of terrorist activities with joint resolve to curb the menace of terrorism once for all. Under Modi’s premiership the country has scaled the heights from where it has developed courage and confidence to retaliate the hostile countries by the surgical and air strikes. All out mission started by the MOdi government, the security forces are eliminating the terrorists and destroying their hideouts in the valley. Putting the separatists behind the bars and declaring Jamat-e-Islami as unlawful is the courageous step which the previous governments have never dared till now. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi the country has carved out fourth place among USA, China and Russia in the world which has developed both the capacity and capability to destroy the high speed spying satellite, orbiting around the earth, by the country made anti satellite missile.
Attaching the properties of Nirab Modi, Vijay Malaya and Choksi, the defaulters of Indian banks, their arrest and ultimate repatriation to India is a feather in the cap of PM Modi. On the home front where NIA has not only tightened the noose around the separatist and subversive forces active in the valley but has broken the spine of the terrorists by plugged all the sources funding terrorist outfits active in the valley. Operation all Out is cleaning and eliminating the dreaded terrorists. The government has started many employment schemes for the misguided youth motivating them to shun violence and once again join the national mainstream, one of the greatest achievement of NDA government unlike the previous, not even a single case of corruption has been reported against any member of union ministers or member of parliament even after the completion of 8 years in power.
The whole discussion leads to one conclusion that all this could be possible due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is no doubt an architect of India’s destiny. That is why it is said Modi Hai to Mumkin Hai.
(The author is a social-activist).