(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: PM Modi at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

Topic: PM Modi at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

Guest:

Sheel Kant Sharma, (Former Diplomat)
Prof. Swaran Singh, (Chairperson, Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament, School of International Studies, JNU)
Rajendra Harshe, (Foreign Affairs Expert)

Topic Description:

Modern technology is bringing about sweeping changes in every sphere of life and a fragmented world is in the intinterest of none, Prime Minister Narendra said on Friday, pressing the international community to give a new direction to multilateralism. In his second address to the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, Prime Minister Modi said as the world is going through a new era, the countries do not have the option to confine themselves within their boundaries. Prime Minister Modi also said the various welfare schemes initiated by his government gave "the world a new hope" for a better tomorrow. Apart from this, PM Modi, the fourth speaker on the fourth day of the general debate, also spoke about the challenges of terrorism and climate change in the speech that lasted a little over 20 minutes.