India's progress under PM Modi is 'outstanding', says Congressman Thanedar
India has made «outstanding progress» under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from being the 10th largest economy of the world to soon to be the third largest, a popular Indian American Congressman has said, adding that a revolution is going on in India because of digitisation. «The progress (of India) is outstanding (in the last 10 years). When I think Prime Minister Modi was elected, India was like the 10th economy in the world, then it became the fifth economy and very soon to be the third largest economy in the world. So there is absolutely no doubt that India has made amazing progress,» Indian American Congressman Shri Thanedar told PTI in an interview.
Thanedar, 69, represents the 13th Congressional District of Michigan and is highly popular among Indian Americans across the country. A Marathi speaker, he travels to various parts of the US, meeting and interacting with various Indian American groups and organisations. He was in India as part of a Congressional delegation last August.
«It's a country of young people. I think it has more young people, percentage wise than most nations. That is the strength of India. India has now embraced technology. We are seeing the digitalisation of the financial systems, the banking systems. That digitalisation, that progress, that technology has reached smaller towns, villages. So there is a revolution going on in India,» Thanedar said.
«It's all very exciting to see. India continues to be a strong force in the world. No one can ignore India, including the
