New Delhi:
Urging the country’s youth to take inspiration from the India team’s historic cricket victory at Australia’s Gabba, secured with less experienced players, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India must fight challenges in the same spirit.
In a virtual address to outgoing Tezpur University students, Prime Minister Modi drew parallels between the country’s performance during the coronavirus pandemic and India’s 2-1 series victory, adding that “our instinct for action -reaction has changed “.
Shortly after the historic victory, the prime minister tweeted a congratulatory message appreciating the “remarkable energy, passion and determination” of the team.
“At the beginning of the pandemic, people were concerned about what would happen, but the country showed resistance. We fight Covid with solutions Made in India,” he said, referring to local vaccines from India that have the potential to “stop the pandemic. “. “.
Our vaccines are the result of trust in our scientists, said Prime Minister Modi referring to Covaxin from Bharat Biotech and Covishield from AstraZeneca which are being manufactured at the Serum Institute in Pune in India.
“We are entering 75 years of independence (in August). Now, you have to live for a new India, an Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-sufficient India). From this year to 100 years of independence is the golden period for the youth of this country. “he said praising the Tezpur University innovation center and the water purification technology developed there.
Stating that a positive mindset was essential for positive results, the Prime Minister said that this was also the essence of Atmanirbhar Bharat, or Self-Sufficient India, a policy followed by his government as a way for India to recover from the economic shock of the pandemic. and gain more space on the global platform.
“The best example (of a change in mindset) is our cricket team that faced so many challenges. We lost badly, (but) we fought and won in challenging conditions. They (the cricket team) were less experienced, but high in confidence. and they created history. Success in cricket is a great life lesson. We need to make our mindset positive, “he said.
PM Modi added that the country “controlled the spread of the virus and improved our healthcare infrastructure” with “Made in India solutions.”
India has inoculated more than 10.5 lakhs of healthcare workers since “the world’s largest vaccination campaign” began on January 16 with the goal of covering 3 million healthcare workers in phase 1.
More beneficiaries have been vaccinated in India in the past six days than in many other nations, the government said today. The country is also exporting its vaccines to other nations, including Nepal, Bangladesh, Morocco, and Brazil.
The statement comes in the context of states struggling to meet their original inoculation goals amid hesitation to take the vaccine out of fear of side effects.
To build confidence in the country’s homegrown vaccines, the government has launched an outreach campaign to ease the fear. It is also expected that in the second phase, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, all senior ministers, parliamentarians and members of the judiciary over 50 years old will be vaccinated.
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