El primer ministro, Shri Narendra Modi participó en la Cumbre Plenaria de la República 2025 en Bharat Mandapam, Nueva Delhi. Dirigiéndose a la reunión, felicitó a Republic TV por su enfoque innovador para involucrar a los jóvenes a nivel de base y organizar una importante competencia de hackathon.
Señaló que cuando los jóvenes del país participan en el discurso nacional, aportan novedad a las ideas y llenan todo el ambiente con su energía. Destacó que esta energía se estaba sintiendo en la cumbre. Afirmó además que la participación de los jóvenes ayuda a romper todas las barreras y a ir más allá de los límites, haciendo que cada objetivo sea alcanzable y cada destino alcanzable.
- Los logros y éxitos de la India han generado una nueva ola de esperanza en todo el mundo
- La India está impulsando el crecimiento global hoy
- La India de hoy piensa en grande, establece objetivos ambiciosos y ofrece resultados notables
- Lanzamos el Plan SVAMITVA para otorgar derechos de propiedad a los hogares rurales en la India
- La juventud es el factor X de la India de hoy, donde X significa Experimentación, Excelencia y Expansión
- En la última década, hemos transformado una administración sin impacto en una gobernanza impactante
- Antes, la construcción de viviendas estaba impulsada por el gobierno, pero la hemos transformado en un enfoque impulsado por los propietarios
Fuente: https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pm-addresses-republic-plenary-summit-2025/
INDIA: PM ADDRESSES REPUBLIC PLENARY SUMMIT 2025
- India’s achievements and successes have sparked a new wave of hope across the globe
- India is driving global growth today
- Today’s India thinks big, sets ambitious targets and delivers remarkable results
- We launched the SVAMITVA Scheme to grant property rights to rural households in India
- Youth is the X-Factor of today’s India, where X stands for Experimentation, Excellence, and Expansion
- In the past decade, we have transformed impact-less administration into impactful governance
- Earlier, construction of houses was government-driven, but we have transformed it into an owner-driven approach
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the Republic Plenary Summit 2025 in the Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Addressing the gathering, he congratulated Republic TV for its innovative approach for involving youth at the grassroots level and organizing a significant hackathon competition. He remarked that when the nation’s youth get involved in the national discourse, it brings novelty to ideas and fills the entire environment with their energy. He emphasized that this energy was being felt at the summit. He further stated that the involvement of youth helps break all barriers and go beyond boundaries, making every goal achievable and every destination reachable. He appreciated Republic TV for working on a new concept for this summit and extended his best wishes for its success. Shri Modi reiterated his idea of bringing one lakh youth without any political background to the politics of India.
“World is now recognizing this century as India’s century and India’s achievements and successes have sparked new hope globally”, highlighted Shri Modi. He stated that India, once perceived as a nation that would sink itself and others, is now driving global growth. He added that the direction of India’s future is evident from the work and accomplishments of today, pointing out that even 65 years after independence, India was the world’s eleventh-largest economy. However, in the past decade, India has become the fifth-largest economy and is now rapidly moving towards becoming the third-largest economy in the world.
Recalling the situation 18 years ago, in 2007, when India’s annual GDP reached US $1 trillion, the Prime Minister highlighted that back then, the economic activity in India for an entire year was US $1 trillion. He added that today, the same amount of economic activity is happening in just one quarter, which demonstrates the rapid pace at which India is progressing. He provided examples to show the significant changes and results achieved in the past decade, highlighting that in the last 10 years, India has successfully lifted 25 crore people out of poverty, a number greater than the population of many countries. Shri Modi also reminded the audience of the time when only 15 paise out of one rupee sent by the government reached the poor, with 85 paise lost to corruption. In contrast, over the past decade, more than ₹42 lakh crore have been transferred directly to the accounts of the poor through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), ensuring that the entire amount reaches the beneficiaries.
Underlining that 10 years ago, India lagged behind in solar energy, the Prime Minister remarked, “today, India is among the top 5 countries in solar energy capacity, having increased it 30 times, while solar module manufacturing has also seen a 30-fold increase”. He also stated that 10 years ago, even children’s toys like Holi water guns were imported, while today, India’s toy exports have tripled. He also pointed out that 10 years ago, India imported rifles for its army, but in the past decade, India’s defense exports have increased 20 times.
Prime Minister further highlighted that in the past 10 years, India has become the world’s second-largest steel producer, the second-largest mobile phone manufacturer, and the third-largest startup ecosystem. He remarked that in the same period, India’s capital expenditure on infrastructure has increased fivefold and the number of airports in the country has doubled, and the number of operational AIIMS has tripled. He further emphasized that in the past decade, the number of medical colleges and medical seats has nearly doubled.
“Today’s India thinks big, sets ambitious targets, and achieves significant results”, emphasised the Prime Minister, remarking that this is happening because the nation’s mindset has changed, and India is moving forward with great aspirations. He highlighted that previously, the mindset was to accept the status quo, but now, people know who can deliver results. He cited examples of how the aspirations of the people have evolved, from requesting drought relief work to demanding Vande Bharat connectivity and international airports. He pointed out that the previous dispensations had crushed the aspirations of the people, leading them to lower their expectations. However, today, the situation and mindset have changed rapidly, and people are now driven by the goal of a Viksit Bharat.
Underscoring that the strength of any society or nation increases when barriers and obstacles are removed for its citizens, Shri Modi said that this enhances the capabilities of the citizens, making even the sky seem small. He pointed out that the Government is continuously removing the obstacles placed by previous administrations and cited the example of the space sector, where earlier everything was under ISRO’s purview. While ISRO did commendable work, the potential of space science and entrepreneurship in the country was not fully utilized. He remarked that the space sector has now been opened up for young innovators, resulting in the creation of over 250 space startups in the country. These startups are now developing rockets like Vikram-S and Agnibaan, he added. The Prime Minister also mentioned the mapping sector, where previously government permission was required to create maps in India. This restriction has been removed, and today, geospatial mapping data is paving the way for new startups. Pointing out that the nuclear energy sector was previously under government control with various restrictions, the Prime Minister said that this year’s budget has announced the opening of this sector to the private sector, paving the way for adding 100 gigawatts of nuclear energy capacity by 2047.
Prime Minister emphasized that there was over ₹100 lakh crore of untapped economic potential in India’s villages and that this potential was present in the form of houses in villages, which lacked legal documents and proper mapping, preventing villagers from availing bank loans. He pointed out that this issue is not unique to India, as many large countries also lack property rights for their citizens. International organizations state that countries providing property rights to their citizens see a significant boost in GDP, he added. “The Swamitva Scheme has been launched to provide property rights for village houses in India and drones are being used to survey and map each house in villages”, remarked the Prime Minister, emphasising that property cards are being distributed across the country, with over 2 crore property cards already issued. He pointed out that the lack of property cards previously led to numerous disputes and court cases in villages, which have now been resolved. He further stated that villagers are now able to obtain bank loans using these property cards, enabling them to start businesses and pursue self-employment.
Adding that the biggest beneficiaries of the examples he provided were the youth of the country, Shri Modi said, “youth are the largest stakeholders in a Viksit Bharat and the X-Factor of today’s India, where X stands for Experimentation, Excellence, and Expansion”. He explained that the youth have created new paths by moving beyond old methods, set global benchmarks, and scaled up innovations for 140 crore Indians. He pointed out that the youth could provide solutions to the country’s major problems, but this potential was not utilized earlier. The Prime Minister mentioned that the government now organizes the Smart India Hackathon every year, with 10 lakh youth participating so far. He remarked that various ministries and departments have presented numerous problem statements related to governance to these young participants, who have developed around 2,500 solutions. He expressed his happiness that the hackathon culture was being promoted further by Republic TV too.
“In the past decade, the country has experienced new-age governance, transforming impact-less administration into impactful governance”, stated the Prime Minister. He added that people often say they are benefiting from government schemes for the first time, even though these schemes existed before. The difference now is the ensured last-mile delivery, he said. Emphasising that previously, houses for the poor were sanctioned on paper, but now, houses are being built on the ground, Shri Modi remarked that the entire process of house construction was government-driven, deciding the design and materials. However, the government has now made it owner-driven, transferring money to the beneficiary’s account, allowing them to decide the house’s design, he mentioned. The Prime Minister said that competitions were held across the country for house designs, involving public participation, which improved the quality and speed of house construction. He highlighted that earlier, incomplete houses were handed over, but now, the government is providing dream homes for the poor, complete with water connections, gas connections under the Ujjwala scheme, and electricity connections under the Saubhagya scheme. “We have not just built four walls but have brought life to these homes”, he added.
Stressing the importance of national security for a country’s development, the Prime Minister underlined the significant work done in the past decade to enhance security. He recalled that earlier, serial bomb blast breaking news and special programs on sleeper cell networks were common on TV, but today, such incidents are absent from both TV screens and Indian soil. He remarked that Naxalism is now on its last breath, with the number of affected districts reduced from over a hundred to less than two dozen. This was achieved by working with a “nation first” spirit and bringing governance to the grassroots level in these areas, he added. Shri Modi highlighted the construction of thousands of kilometers of roads, schools, hospitals, and the reach of 4G mobile networks in these districts and the results are evident for all to see.
Shri Modi highlighted that decisive government actions have cleared Naxalism from the jungles, but it is now spreading to urban centers. He remarked that Urban Naxals have rapidly infiltrated political parties that were once opposed to them and inspired by Gandhian ideology, rooted in India’s heritage. He said that the voices and language of Urban Naxals are now heard within these political parties, indicating their deep-rooted presence, and warned that Urban Naxals are staunch opponents of India’s development and heritage. He acknowledged Shri Arnab Goswami’s efforts in exposing Urban Naxals and stressed that both development and strengthening heritage are essential for a developed India, urging caution against Urban Naxals.
“Today’s India is reaching new heights by facing every challenge”, said Shri Modi, expressing confidence that the Republic TV network will continue to elevate journalism with a “nation first” spirit. He concluded by saying that Republic TV’s journalism will continue to catalyze the aspirations of a developed India.
CHINA TIENE UN PLAN PARA DOMINAR EL COMERCIO MUNDIAL. UNA GUERRA QUE NO ES SUYA SE HA CRUZADO EN SU CAMINO
China tiene demasiados frentes abiertos. Por un lado, la guerra tecnológica con Occidente que está sirviendo para impulsar su industria tecnológica. Por otro lado, la guerra comercial que está haciendo que acapare recursos naturales. También su impulso a las energías renovables, convirtiéndose en la principal potencia y creciendo tanto que sus empresas se han enzarzado en una guerra de precios.
Para añadir más pimienta al asunto, su gran proyecto de la Nueva Ruta de la Seda tropieza con un enemigo inesperado: un país vecino en guerra desde 1948.
Nueva Ruta de la Seda. Durante cientos de años, la Ruta de la Seda conectó por vía terrestre el sudeste asiático con el Mediterráneo. Se trató de una serie de rutas comerciales abiertas por China que no sólo permitían un comercio entre multitud de países, sino una forma de ampliar su influencia en el extranjero. Con la decadencia de China debido a las Guerras del Opio y a nuevas rutas comerciales, en el siglo XIX, la Ruta de la Seda pasó a un segundo plano.
En el siglo XXI, con el nuevo esplendor económico chino y el deseo de recuperar esa influencia internacional, el país impulsó la iniciativa de la Nueva Ruta de la Seda. En 2013, el presidente Xi Jinping anunció su intención de revitalizar los antiguos vínculos comerciales entre Asia, Europa y en norte de África, siendo esta una de las estrategias más ambiciosas de China.
Inversión milmillonaria. Las ventajas parecen evidentes. Actualmente, la inmensa mayoría del comercio mundial depende de unas pocas rutas marítimas. Los barcos portacontenedores son una solución ‘barata’ para transportar toneladas de mercancías, pero dependen de unos pocos puntos de paso que, si ven interrumpida su actividad por cualquier motivo, ocasionan el caos mundial.
Con un transporte terrestre, no sólo se consigue otra vía para mover mercancías, sino que se pueden acortar tiempos. Con un transporte terrestre desde el sudeste asiático hasta Alemania, la mercancía tardaría unas dos semanas en llegar. Con la misma vía por mar, el tiempo se dilata hasta poco más de un mes.
China, siendo el gran productor del mundo, ha buscado aumentar su posición con este transporte ferroviario, algo para lo que ha tenido que invertir muchísimo dinero en despliegue de infraestructuras y en adaptaciones de ancho de vía con ciertos trazados, como las antiguas líneas soviéticas con un ancho de vía diferente. Se estima que esa inversión ha sido de casi un billón de euros no sólo en ferrocarril, sino en puertos, aeropuertos, estaciones y otro tipo de infraestructura.
Críticas. Países de todo el mundo se benefician de estas inversiones impulsadas por China. Pakistán, Kazajistán, Tailandia, Malasia o Vietnam han recibido importantes inversiones en infraestructura terrestre y marítima. Rusia también ha mejorado sus conexiones ferroviarias, mejorando el comercio entre dos países (que tanto se están necesitando). Italia y Grecia también han recibido inversiones en puertos. Egipto, más de lo mismo con la estrategia de la Zona de Cooperación Económica y Comercial China-Suez. Y Panamá también firmó un acuerdo para la expansión de la línea de tren (que se acaba de caer tras la llegada de Trump).
Es una estrategia tremenda tanto por mar como por tierra que involucra a multitud de países y, como era de esperar, a Estados Unidos no le hace demasiada gracia. El motivo es que consideran que es una estrategia por parte de China para ganar influencia en países en desarrollo, algo que puede jugar contra los intereses estadounidenses en países, sobre todo de Medio Oriente, en los que tienen instalaciones militares.
Myanmar. El problema es que se han topado con una guerra civil. Myanmar, anteriormente Birmania, lleva dos siglos en crisis. En el siglo XIX se dieron las Guerras Anglo-Birmanas, que continuaron en 1948 con la Guerra Civil de Myanmar. Consiguieron la independencia de Reino Unido, pero su sociedad estaba fragmentada y se inició una tremenda guerra civil que persiste hasta nuestros días.
Todo se recrudeció con el golpe de Estado de 2021 para derrocar al gobierno democrático, lo que ha llevado a una nueva situación de guerra con millones de desplazamientos internos estos últimos años. Y, en esa situación de descontrol, con luchas internas por controlar territorios y vías comerciales, China se ha encontrado con un escollo importante en el desarrollo de su Nueva Ruta de la Seda.
Tierras raras. China y Myanmar comparten más de 2.100 kilómetros de frontera, siendo la provincia china de Yunnan es la más afectada. Y el problema es que la presencia de grupos militares y tensiones étnicas está impidiendo que China desarrolle su estrategia, como la construcción de un puerto de aguas profundas en la costa occidental de Myanmar, así como líneas ferroviarias como parte de los acuerdos de la Nueva Ruta de la Seda.
La zona, además, es rica en tierras raras, algo que China domina y quiere seguir controlando, por lo que el país se está mostrando tibio con la situación de sus vecinos.
El papel de China. Como leemos en BBC, China no ha querido mojarse en todo este asunto, que ahora le está salpicando. Cuando el ejército dio el golpe de Estado, Xi Jinping no lo condenó y siguió vendiéndoles armas. Sin embargo, tampoco reconoció a los militares como los nuevos jefes de Estado. De hecho, expertos ya consideran que China está presionando para que las cosas vuelvan a ser como antes, no porque quieran volver a la democracia o a la paz, sino porque quieren seguir desarrollando su estrategia comercial.
Desde el régimen de Myanmar se sospecha que Pekín está jugando a dos bandas apoyando tanto al ejército como a los rebeldes, que utilizan armas chinas. Pero, lo único que puede hacer China en estos momentos es esperar y presionar a ambos bandos para que logren un acuerdo de paz que permita que sigan con sus negocios.
CHINA HAS A PLAN TO DOMINATE WORLD TRADE. A WAR THAT IS NOT THEIRS HAS CROSSED THEIR WAY
China has too many open fronts. On the one hand, the technological war with the West that is serving to boost its technological industry. On the other hand, the trade war that is causing it to monopolize natural resources. Also its push for renewable energies, becoming the main power and growing so much that its companies have engaged in a price war.
To add more spice to the matter, its great project of the New Silk Road comes up against an unexpected enemy: a neighboring country at war since 1948.
New Silk Road. For hundreds of years, the Silk Road connected Southeast Asia with the Mediterranean by land. It was a series of commercial routes opened by China that not only allowed trade between many countries, but also a way to expand its influence abroad.
With the decline of China due to the Opium Wars and new commercial routes, in the 19th century, the Silk Road took a backseat. In the 21st century, with China’s new economic boom and desire to regain international influence, the country pushed forward with the New Silk Road initiative.
In 2013, President Xi Jinping announced his intention to revitalize the old trade links between Asia, Europe and North Africa, making this one of China’s most ambitious strategies.
TAIWÁN TEME QUE BEIJING ESTÉ TOMANDO MEDIDAS ENÉRGICAS CONTRA INDEPENDENTISTAS EN EL EXTERIOR
El gobierno de Taiwán está considerando advertir a sus ciudadanos sobre los riesgos de viajar a países con fuertes vínculos con China, incluidos Laos y Camboya, porque podrían verse atrapados en la campaña de Beijing contra los partidarios de la independencia de Taiwán, según un alto funcionario de Taiwán y un memorando interno.
China, que afirma haber gobernado democráticamente a Taiwán como propio a pesar del rechazo de la isla, emitió en 2024 directrices para castigar a los activistas independentistas de Taiwán «acérrimos», incluso con la pena de muerte, a pesar de que los tribunales chinos no tienen jurisdicción en la isla.
A fines de febrero, un alto funcionario chino dio instrucciones a puerta cerrada a las unidades de seguridad del estado para «implementar» las directrices en países amigos de China, según un memorando del gobierno revisado por Reuters y un alto funcionario de seguridad de Taiwán.
Ambos citaron inteligencia recopilada por Taipei para esa evaluación.
El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Taiwán no respondió de inmediato a una solicitud de comentarios.
La Oficina de Asuntos de Taiwán y el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de China no respondieron de inmediato a una solicitud de comentarios. Entre esos países se incluyen Camboya, Laos y algunas naciones africanas no especificadas, dijo el alto funcionario taiwanés.
Taiwan fears Beijing is taking independence crackdown overseas
Taiwan’s government is considering warning its citizens about risks of travelling to countries with strong ties to China, including Laos and Cambodia, because they could be caught up in Beijing’s campaign against Taiwan independence supporters, according to a senior Taiwan official and an internal memo.
China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own despite the island’s rejection, in 2024 issued guidelines to punish “diehard” Taiwan independence activists, including with the death penalty, even though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction on the island.
In late February, a senior Chinese official gave closed-door instructions to state security units to “implement” the guidelines in countries friendly to China, according to a government memo reviewed by Reuters and a senior Taiwan security official.
Both cited intelligence gathered by Taipei for that assessment.
Taiwan’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office and foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Those countries include Cambodia, Laos and some unspecified African nations, the senior Taiwan official said.
Taiwanese in those countries could risk being taken in for investigation for suspicion of supporting independence, the official said, citing Taiwan’s assessment of the development and speaking on the condition of anonymity.
“They might be taken for questioning by the local or Chinese police there, at least to psychologically intimidate them,” the official told Reuters.
The foreign ministries in Cambodia and Laos did not immediately respond to request for comment.
Taiwan security agencies have been looking at whether to raise the alert level for travel to certain countries for its citizens, the official said.
Reuters was not able to establish whether any decision has been made on the alert or the countries for which that review was underway.
Taiwan has concluded that some countries, including some in South-east Asia, have declined to cooperate with China’s request, the official said.
Taiwan has complained of a pattern of ramped-up pressure by China in recent years, including military actions, trade sanctions and coast guard patrols around Taiwan-controlled islands next to China.
Beijing’s guidelines issued in June instructed China’s courts, prosecutors and state security agents to “severely punish Taiwan independence diehards” for what it called “secession”.
The instruction was given during a two-day meeting on Taiwan that began Feb 25, the memo said, citing Taiwan’s intelligence.
The meeting was led by Mr Wang Huning, who is part of the Communist Party’s elite Politburo Standing Committee and one of President Xi Jinping’s closest advisers, the memo said.
In the meeting, Beijing’s embassies and overseas police stations in countries with “a high degree of trust” with China were asked to implement the guidelines by targeting Taiwanese tourists, students and residents, the Taiwan government memo said.
China’s government has previously denied maintaining overseas police stations but has said there are volunteer-run centres outside China that help Chinese citizens renew documents and offer other services.
Taiwan’s government raised its travel warning for China in June 2024 following the threat from Beijing, which drew condemnation from Taipei and Washington.
Taiwan’s foreign ministry currently has its second-highest “orange” travel alert for both Cambodia and Laos, telling its citizens not to go unless absolutely necessary due to scam centres which detain and traffic Chinese speakers to work in them.
China’s 20-year-old Anti-Secession Law gives the country the legal basis for military action against Taiwan if it secedes or the possibility of peaceful “reunification” is exhausted.
The law is vague on what constitutes Taiwan independence.
Taiwan, which has its own military, passport and currency, is governed independently as the Republic of China, its official name.
The Republican government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with Mao Zedong’s communists, who set up the People’s Republic of China.
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