Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to travel to Switzerland to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. The PM will leave for Davos on Jan. 22 for a two-day visit. At the WEF summit, Modi will deliver the keynote address at the plenary session on Jan. 23. This will be the first participation by an Indian Prime Minister in the WEF in over two decades. In 1997, the then Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda had attended the Davos summit. Ahead of his visit to Davos, PM Modi spoke to Zee News Editor Sudhir Chaudhary yesterday. This was his first interview in 2018 and Modi spoke on a host of issues including country’s economy, demonetisation, Goods and Services Tax, foreign policy and India’s growing influence in the world. He discussed his vision and perspective on foreign policy and growth potential, world power among several other topics. “The world wants to communicate directly with India,” Modi said when asked how he sees India’s status at the WEF 2018. Here are the excerpts of the interview...
India at WEF meet in Davos
