India uses technology to speed up development, says PM Modi

 

 

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the 1998 nuclear tests in Pokhran as one of the most glorious days in India’s history, and asserted that technology for the country is not about showing its dominance but a tool to speed up its development.

Addressing an event on the National Technology Day, which marks the 25th anniversary of the Pokhran tests, Modi said his Government has used technology as a source of empowerment and to ensure social justice.

The Prime Minister said, the Pokhran nuclear tests carried out under the leadership of the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee not only helped India prove its scientific capabilities but also gave a boost to its stature at the global level. “To say in Atal ji’s words: We have never stopped on our journey and never surrendered to any challenge that has come our way,” Modi said.