Gujarat became the global gateway of India: Modi

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked captains of industry to utilise the Vibrant Gujarat Summit as a platform to send a “positive” message to the world to stay away from “exploitative” economic models.
“Once upon a time, Gujarat was the gateway to the globe from India. Now it is becoming the global gateway to India. We will make such a Gujarat that whole world will make it their home,” Modi said addressing the inaugural session of VGS 2013.
Addressing a galaxy of global, national and local industrial leaders, he also promised to take the state’s success story a step further.
Talking about the past few tumultuous years of economic slowdown and its impact worldwide, Modi said, “We are meeting at a very crucial stage of our social and economic life. Last few years have not been very encouraging for the global economy. Even the fastest growing economies of the world have experienced a slowdown. This situation has impacted India also and the growth of our economy has slowed down recently.”
Modi asked everyone to have faith the power of the youth of our country.
Noting that 65 percent of the country’s population is below 35 years of age he said, “I firmly believe that this century is the century of India. And, to be realistically so, it has to be the century of the Indian youth.I am sure we will revive the whole of India with the power of youth and with the power of faith in that power.”
The three-day grand event aimed at investment promotion and creating investor friendly climate is being attended by top Indian industrialists and representatives of foreign companies and a battery of envoys.