Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday underlined the need to maintain steadfast focus on the nation’s goals and economic growth, advocating an approach of self-reliance and a firm resolve to navigate the global turbulence.
Speaking at the 12th Annual Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI) event, Vaishnaw, Minister for IT, Railways and I&B, said an important question on the mind of every policymaker today is how to effectively deal with rapid changes unfolding globally at the moment.
“So yes, these are very interesting times. We must keep our focus very clear on what we want to achieve in our country. How do we want to grow our economy, strengthen ourselves, so that the storm which is there in the world…we should be strong enough to absorb those and pass our ship through those big storms,” he said.
The Prime Minister has articulated a strong focus on growth supported by an approach of ‘atmanirbharta’ or self-reliance, the minister said during an interactive chat that …