New Delhi- The Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, has praised the country's growth and development. He has also highlighted the need for cooperation to address climate change.

In his speech at the Valedictory Ceremony of 4th Global RE- INVEST, 2024 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the Vice President said, "I describe Narendra Modi's journey in three aspects. One, in 2014 he was like a rocket who took off. Great effort was required. The country was in a despondent mood. His objective was to generate an atmosphere of hope and possibility. The gap was large. It escaped the gravitational force by generating hope and possibility atmosphere in 2019. In 2024, after creating history by becoming Prime Minister after six decades for the first time in third term continually, the rocket is now not in gravitational force. The rocket is in space and the achievements therefore have to be astronomical".

Stressing on the fact that it is a matter of proud that after a very long time a leader from Bharat dominates global discourse, Dhankhar said, " We are fortunate at the moment, from this country, that after a very long time, there is a leader from this country who dominates global discourse. His voice is heard all over, he talks on issues of humanity and global interest and I therefore have no doubt that the saga of success which this country has seen over a decade in fields that were staggering three decades and more ago".

Highlighting Bharat as the epicentre to bring about harmony in the world and the stature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the one who can bring about the resolution of conflagrations that are paining the planet at the moment, the Vice President said, "...if India takes the lead, if India's leader Prime Minister Modi gives a clarion call, he means it. Everything he has said over 10 years is a ground reality, here is a man who not only lays foundation stones but inaugurates them, he always thinks ahead of times....... voice of the Indian leader is heard globally with respect. He is looked at as one of the personalities on the planet who can bring about the resolution of conflagrations that are paining the planet at the moment".