Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in an Indian community reception in Jakarta yesterday. As a special gesture, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto also joined Prime Minister Modi at the event.

Addressing the gathering, Mr Modi commended the Indian diaspora for its contribution to Indonesia’s progress and prosperity and for serving as a living bridge of friendship between the two countries. Prime Minister highlighted the notable progress achieved by India in recent years, from next generation infrastructure development to start up revolution and significant expansion in social development programmes that has enabled over 25 crore people to move out of poverty. He noted that India has been the fastest growing major economy in the world for several years now, and this has made the country a key-driver of the global growth.

Prime Minister expressed that the changes happening in India should be seen as aspirations of 1.4 billion people in motion. Mr Modi called upon the Indian community to contribute towards realising the shared aspirations of Viksit Bharat 2047 and Indonesia Emas 2045. He further noted that India is committed to act as a force multiplier for bringing progress and prosperity in Indonesia and in the ASEAN region.