সমুদ্ৰ আমাৰ উমৈহতীয়া ঐতিহ্য। আমাৰ সামুদ্ৰিক পথসমূহ international tradeৰ লাইফ লাইন। আৰু, সবাতোকৈ ডাঙৰ কথা এইটো যে এই সমুদ্ৰ আমাৰ Planetৰ ভৱিষ্যতৰ বাবে বহুত মহত্বপূৰ্ণ। কিন্তু আমাৰ এই উমৈহতীয়া সামুদ্ৰিক ঐতিহ্য আজি বিভিন্ন ধৰণৰ প্ৰত্যাহ্বানৰ সন্মুখীন হ'বলগীয়া হৈ আছে। পাইৰেচী আৰু সন্ত্ৰাসবাদৰ বাবে সামুদ্ৰিক পথৰ অপপ্ৰয়োগ হৈ আছে। অনেক দেশৰ মাজত maritime disputes আছে। আৰু climate change তথা প্ৰাকৃতিক সংকটবিলাকো maritime domainৰে জড়িত বিষয়। এই ব্যাপক সন্দৰ্ভত, নিজৰ উমৈহতীয়া সামুদ্ৰিক ঐতিহ্যৰ সংৰক্ষণ আৰু ব্যৱহাৰৰ বাবে আমি পাৰস্পৰিক বোধ আৰু সহযোগিতাৰ এক framework প্ৰস্তুত কৰিব লাগিব। এনেকুৱা framework কোনো দেশে অকলে প্ৰস্তুত কৰিব নোৱাৰে। ই এক উমৈহতীয়া প্ৰচেষ্টাৰেহে সাকাৰ হ'ব পাৰে। এই ভাবনাৰেই আমি এই মহত্বপূৰ্ণ বিষয়টো সুৰক্ষা পৰিষদৰ সন্মুখলৈ লৈ আহিছো। মোৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ বিশ্বাস আছে যে আজিৰ High Level আলোচনাৰ জৰিয়তে বিশ্বই maritime securityৰ বিষয়টোত মাৰ্গদৰ্শন পাব।
Excellencies,
এই মন্থনক structure দিবৰ বাবে আপোনালোকৰ সন্মুখত পাঁচটা মূলভূত সিদ্ধান্ত ৰাখিব বিচাৰিম। প্ৰথম সিদ্ধান্তঃ আমি legitimate maritime tradeৰ পৰা barriers আঁতৰোৱা দৰকাৰ। আমাৰ সকলোৰে সমৃদ্ধি maritime tradeৰ সক্ৰিয় flowৰ ওপৰত নিৰ্ভৰশীল। ইয়াত অহা জটিলতা সম্পূৰ্ণ বৈশ্বিক অৰ্থনৈতিক ব্যৱস্থাৰ বাবে প্ৰত্যাহ্বান হ'ব পাৰে। Free maritime trade ভাৰতৰ সভ্যতাৰ সৈতে অনাদি কালৰ পৰা জড়িত হৈ আছে। হাজাৰ হাজাৰ বছৰৰ আগতে, সিন্ধু ঘাটী সভ্যতাৰ লোথল বন্দৰ সামুদ্ৰিক বাণিজ্যৰে জড়িত আছিল। প্ৰাচীন সময়ৰ স্বতন্ত্ৰ maritime পৰিৱেশতে ভগৱান বুদ্ধৰ শান্তি বাৰ্তা বিশ্বত বিয়পিব পাৰিলে। আজিৰ সন্দৰ্ভত ভাৰতে এই মুকলি আৰু inclusive এথোছৰ আধাৰত SAGAR – Security and Growth for All in the Region –ৰ vision পৰিভাষিত কৰিছে। এই visionৰ জৰিয়তে আমি নিজৰ ক্ষেত্ৰত maritime securityৰ এক inclusive ভেটী নিৰ্মাণ কৰিব বিচাৰো। এই ভিজন এক Safe, Secure আৰু Stablemaritimedomainৰ। Free maritime tradeৰ বাবেও আৱশ্যকীয়, যাতে আমি পৰস্পৰে পৰস্পৰৰ নাবিকসকলৰ অধিকাৰক সম্পূৰ্ণ সন্মান কৰো।
দ্বিতীয় সিদ্ধান্তঃ maritime disputesৰ সমাধান শান্তিপূৰ্ণ আৰু আন্তঃৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় আইনৰ আধাৰত হে হোৱা উচিত। পাৰস্পৰিক trust আৰু confidenceৰ বাবে ই অতি আৱশ্যকীয়। এই মাধ্যমতে আমি বৈশ্বিক শান্তি আৰু স্থিৰতা সুনিশ্চিত কৰিব পাৰো। ভাৰতে এই বোধ আৰু maturityৰেই নিজৰ চুবুৰীয়া দেশ বাংলাদেশৰ সৈতে নিজৰ maritime boundaryৰ সমাধান কৰিছে।
তৃতীয় সিদ্ধান্তঃ আমি প্ৰাকৃতিক দুৰ্যোগ আৰু non-state actorsৰ দ্বাৰা সৃষ্টি কৰা maritime threatsৰ একত্ৰিত হৈ সন্মুখীন হোৱা দৰকাৰ। এই বিষয়ত ক্ষেত্ৰীয় সহযোগিতা বৃদ্ধি কৰিবলৈ ভাৰতে কেইবাটাও পদক্ষেপ গ্ৰহণ কৰিছে। Cyclone, ছুনামি আৰু প্ৰদূষণ সম্পৰ্কীয় সামুদ্ৰিক দুৰ্যোগত আমি ফাৰ্ষ্ট ৰেছপণ্ডাৰ হৈ আছো। পাইৰেচী ৰোধ কৰিবলৈ ভাৰতীয় নৌ সেনাই ২০০৮ৰ পৰা হিন্দ মহাসাগৰত পেট্ৰ'লিং কৰি আছে। ভাৰতৰ White Shipping Information ফিউজন কেন্দ্ৰই আমাৰ ক্ষেত্ৰত উমৈহতীয়া
maritime ড'মেইন awareness বঢ়াই আছে। আমি কেইবাখনো দেশক Hydrographic Survey Support আৰু সামুদ্ৰিক সুৰক্ষাত প্ৰশিক্ষণ দিছো। হিন্দ মহাসাগৰত ভাৰতৰ ভূমিকা এক Net Security Provider হিচাপে আছে।
চতুৰ্থ সিদ্ধান্তঃ আমি maritime environment আৰু maritime resourcesক সুৰক্ষিত কৰি ৰাখিব লাগিব। যিদৰে আমি জানো যে, Oceansৰ climateৰ ওপৰত পোনপটীয়া impact হয়। আৰু সেয়ে, আমি নিজৰ maritime environmentক plastics আৰু oil spillsৰ দৰে প্ৰদূষণৰ পৰা মুক্ত ৰাখিব লাগিব। আৰু over-fishing আৰু marine poachingৰ বিৰুদ্ধে উমৈহতীয়া পদক্ষেপ গ্ৰহণ কৰিব লাগিব। লগতে আমি ocean scienceতো সহযোগিতা বৃদ্ধি কৰিব লাগিব। ভাৰতে এক মহত্বাকাংক্ষী "Deep Ocean Mission” launch কৰিছে। আমি sustainable fishingক উদগণি দিবৰ বাবেও কেইবাটাও পদক্ষেপ গ্ৰহণ কৰিছো।
পঞ্চম সিদ্ধান্তঃ আমি responsible maritime connectivityক উদগণি দিয়া দৰকাৰ। এই কথা স্পষ্ট যে সামুদ্ৰিক বাণিজ্য বৃদ্ধি কৰিবলৈ Infrastructureৰ নিৰ্মাণ আৱশ্যকীয়। কিন্তু, এনেকুৱা infrastructure projectsৰ developmentত দলসমূহৰ ফিস্কেল sustainability আৰু absorption capacity মনত ৰাখিব লাগিব। ইয়াৰ বাবে আমি উচিত বৈশ্বিক norms আৰু standards প্ৰস্তুত কৰিব লাগিব।
Excellencies,
মোৰ বিশ্বাস আছে এই পাঁচটা সিদ্ধান্তৰ আধাৰত maritime security cooperationৰ এক বৈশ্বিক roadmap হ'ব পাৰে। আজিৰ open ডিবেটৰ উচ্চ আৰু সক্ৰিয় অংশগ্ৰহণে এই কথা প্ৰতিপন্ন কৰিছে যে এই বিষয়টো সুৰক্ষা পৰিষদৰ সকলো সদস্যৰ বাবে মহত্বপূৰ্ণ। ইয়াৰ লগে লগে, মই আকৌ এবাৰ আপোনালোকৰ উপস্থিতিৰ বাবে আপোনালোকক কৃতজ্ঞতা প্ৰকাশ কৰিছো।
Text of PM Modi's address to the Indian Community in Guyana
November 22, 2024
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The Indian diaspora in Guyana has made an impact across many sectors and contributed to Guyana’s development: PM
You can take an Indian out of India, but you cannot take India out of an Indian: PM
Three things, in particular, connect India and Guyana deeply,Culture, cuisine and cricket: PM
India's journey over the past decade has been one of scale, speed and sustainability: PM
India’s growth has not only been inspirational but also inclusive: PM
I always call our diaspora the Rashtradoots,They are Ambassadors of Indian culture and values: PM
Your Excellency President Irfan Ali, Prime Minister Mark Philips, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, Former President Donald Ramotar, Members of the Guyanese Cabinet, Members of the Indo-Guyanese Community,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Namaskar!
Seetaram !
I am delighted to be with all of you today.First of all, I want to thank President Irfan Ali for joining us.I am deeply touched by the love and affection given to me since my arrival.I thank President Ali for opening the doors of his home to me.
I thank his family for their warmth and kindness. The spirit of hospitality is at the heart of our culture. I could feel that, over the last two days. With President Ali and his grandmother, we also planted a tree. It is part of our initiative, "Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam", that is, "a tree for mother”. It was an emotional moment that I will always remember.
Friends,
I was deeply honoured to receive the ‘Order of Excellence’, the highest national award of Guyana. I thank the people of Guyana for this gesture. This is an honour of 1.4 billion Indians. It is the recognition of the 3 lakh strong Indo-Guyanese community and their contributions to the development of Guyana.
Friends,
I have great memories of visiting your wonderful country over two decades ago. At that time, I held no official position. I came to Guyana as a traveller, full of curiosity. Now, I have returned to this land of many rivers as the Prime Minister of India. A lot of things have changed between then and now. But the love and affection of my Guyanese brothers and sisters remains the same! My experience has reaffirmed - you can take an Indian out of India, but you cannot take India out of an Indian.
Friends,
Today, I visited the India Arrival Monument. It brings to life, the long and difficult journey of your ancestors nearly two centuries ago. They came from different parts of India. They brought with them different cultures, languages and traditions. Over time, they made this new land their home. Today, these languages, stories and traditions are part of the rich culture of Guyana.
I salute the spirit of the Indo-Guyanese community. You fought for freedom and democracy. You have worked to make Guyana one of the fastest growing economies. From humble beginnings you have risen to the top. Shri Cheddi Jagan used to say: "It matters not what a person is born, but who they choose to be.”He also lived these words. The son of a family of labourers, he went on to become a leader of global stature.
President Irfan Ali, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, former President Donald Ramotar, they are all Ambassadors of the Indo Guyanese community. Joseph Ruhomon, one of the earliest Indo-Guyanese intellectuals, Ramcharitar Lalla, one of the first Indo-Guyanese poets, Shana Yardan, the renowned woman poet, Many such Indo-Guyanese made an impact on academics and arts, music and medicine.
Friends,
Our commonalities provide a strong foundation to our friendship. Three things, in particular, connect India and Guyana deeply. Culture, cuisine and cricket! Just a couple of weeks ago, I am sure you all celebrated Diwali. And in a few months, when India celebrates Holi, Guyana will celebrate Phagwa.
This year, the Diwali was special as Ram Lalla returned to Ayodhya after 500 years. People in India remember that the holy water and shilas from Guyana were also sent to build the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Despite being oceans apart, your cultural connection with Mother India is strong.
I could feel this when I visited the Arya Samaj Monument and Saraswati Vidya Niketan School earlier today. Both India and Guyana are proud of our rich and diverse culture. We see diversity as something to be celebrated, not just accommodated. Our countries are showing how cultural diversity is our strength.
Friends,
Wherever people of India go, they take one important thing along with them. The food! The Indo-Guyanese community also has a unique food tradition which has both Indian and Guyanese elements. I am aware that Dhal Puri is popular here! The seven-curry meal that I had at President Ali’s home was delicious. It will remain a fond memory for me.
Friends,
The love for cricket also binds our nations strongly. It is not just a sport. It is a way of life, deeply embedded in our national identity. The Providence National Cricket Stadium in Guyana stands as a symbol of our friendship.
Kanhai, Kalicharan, Chanderpaul are all well-known names in India. Clive Lloyd and his team have been a favourite of many generations. Young players from this region also have a huge fan base in India. Some of these great cricketers are here with us today. Many of our cricket fans enjoyed the T-20 World Cup that you hosted this year.
Your cheers for the ‘Team in Blue’ at their match in Guyana could be heard even back home in India!
Friends,
This morning, I had the honour of addressing the Guyanese Parliament. Coming from the Mother of Democracy, I felt the spiritual connect with one of the most vibrant democracies in the Caribbean region. We have a shared history that binds us together. Common struggle against colonial rule, love for democratic values, And, respect for diversity.
We have a shared future that we want to create. Aspirations for growth and development, Commitment towards economy and ecology, And, belief in a just and inclusive world order.
Friends,
I know the people of Guyana are well-wishers of India. You would be closely watching the progress being made in India. India’s journey over the past decade has been one of scale, speed and sustainability.
In just 10 years, India has grown from the tenth largest economy to the fifth largest. And, soon, we will become the third-largest. Our youth have made us the third largest start-up ecosystem in the world. India is a global hub for e-commerce, AI, fintech, agriculture, technology and more.
We have reached Mars and the Moon. From highways to i-ways, airways to railways, we are building state of art infrastructure. We have a strong service sector. Now, we are also becoming stronger in manufacturing. India has become the second largest mobile manufacturer in the world.
Friends,
India’s growth has not only been inspirational but also inclusive. Our digital public infrastructure is empowering the poor. We opened over 500 million bank accounts for the people. We connected these bank accounts with digital identity and mobiles. Due to this, people receive assistance directly in their bank accounts. Ayushman Bharat is the world’s largest free health insurance scheme. It is benefiting over 500 million people.
We have built over 30 million homes for those in need. In just one decade, we have lifted 250 million people out of poverty. Even among the poor, our initiatives have benefited women the most. Millions of women are becoming grassroots entrepreneurs, generating jobs and opportunities.
Friends,
While all this massive growth was happening, we also focused on sustainability. In just a decade, our solar energy capacity grew 30-fold ! Can you imagine ?We have moved towards green mobility, with 20 percent ethanol blending in petrol.
At the international level too, we have played a central role in many initiatives to combat climate change. The International Solar Alliance, The Global Biofuels Alliance, The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, Many of these initiatives have a special focus on empowering the Global South.
We have also championed the International Big Cat Alliance. Guyana, with its majestic Jaguars, also stands to benefit from this.
Friends,
Last year, we had hosted President Irfaan Ali as the Chief Guest of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas. We also received Prime Minister Mark Phillips and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo in India. Together, we have worked to strengthen bilateral cooperation in many areas.
Today, we have agreed to widen the scope of our collaboration -from energy to enterprise,Ayurveda to agriculture, infrastructure to innovation, healthcare to human resources, anddata to development. Our partnership also holds significant value for the wider region. The second India-CARICOM summit held yesterday is testament to the same.
As members of the United Nations, we both believe in reformed multilateralism. As developing countries, we understand the power of the Global South. We seek strategic autonomy and support inclusive development. We prioritize sustainable development and climate justice. And, we continue to call for dialogue and diplomacy to address global crises.
Friends,
I always call our diaspora the Rashtradoots. An Ambassador is a Rajdoot, but for me you are all Rashtradoots. They are Ambassadors of Indian culture and values. It is said that no worldly pleasure can compare to the comfort of a mother’s lap.
You, the Indo-Guyanese community, are doubly blessed. You have Guyana as your motherland and Bharat Mata as your ancestral land. Today, when India is a land of opportunities, each one of you can play a bigger role in connecting our two countries.
Friends,
Bharat Ko Janiye Quiz has been launched. I call upon you to participate. Also encourage your friends from Guyana. It will be a good opportunity to understand India, its values, culture and diversity.
Friends,
Next year, from 13 January to 26 February, Maha Kumbh will be held at Prayagraj. I invite you to attend this gathering with families and friends. You can travel to Basti or Gonda, from where many of you came. You can also visit the Ram Temple at Ayodhya. There is another invite.
It is for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas that will be held in Bhubaneshwar in January. If you come, you can also take the blessings of Mahaprabhu Jagannath in Puri. Now with so many events and invitations, I hope to see many of you in India soon. Once again, thank you all for the love and affection you have shown me.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
And special thanks to my friend Ali. Thanks a lot.
