In a landmark address to the Guyanese Parliament, PM Modi celebrated the enduring India-Guyana friendship, reflecting on 180 years of historical ties. Embracing the mantra "Democracy First, Humanity First," he recalled his visit 14 years ago and accepted Guyana's top honor. Modi's diplomatic engagement underscores India's commitment to strengthening international relationships and cultural understanding.
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00:00Honourable Speaker Manjul Nadirji, Honourable Prime Minister Mark Anthony Philipsji,
00:13Honourable Vice President Bharat Jagdevji, Honourable Leader of the Opposition,
00:21Honourable Ministers, Members of the Parliament,
00:27Honourable Chancellor of the Judiciary,
00:32Honourable Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen,
00:39In this historic Parliament of Guyana,
00:43all of you have invited me to be a part of it.
00:52I am very, very grateful to you.
00:57Just yesterday, Guyana gave me its highest honour.
01:05For this honour, I thank every citizen of Guyana from the bottom of my heart.
01:23Every citizen of Guyana is a star for me.
01:35I thank every citizen of Guyana.
01:42I dedicate this honour to every citizen of India.
01:50The relationship between India and Guyana is very deep.
01:57This relationship is made up of soil, sweat and hard work.
02:10About 180 years ago,
02:16an Indian set foot on the soil of Guyana for the first time.
02:23After that, no matter what the circumstances,
02:35the relationship between India and Guyana is filled with spirituality.
02:43The India Arrival Monument is a symbol of this spiritual connection.
02:54After a while, I will be going there as well.
03:01Today, as the Prime Minister of India, I am among you.
03:07But 24 years ago, as an inquisitor,
03:15I had the opportunity to come to this beautiful country.
03:22Usually, people prefer to go to such countries,
03:28where there is a lot of hustle and bustle.
03:35But I wanted to know and understand the history of Guyana.
03:48Even today, in Guyana,
03:51I will meet many people,
03:55who will remember the meetings I had.
03:59My journey so far,
04:03has a lot of memories attached to that journey.
04:08The passion for cricket here,
04:12the songs and music here,
04:15and the thing that I can never forget,
04:22and that is chutney.
04:29Whether the chutney is of India or Guyana,
04:36it is truly amazing.
04:40Friends,
04:43very rarely does it happen,
04:47that you go to another country,
04:52and the history of that country,
04:56seems like the history of your own country.
05:02In the last two and a half hundred years,
05:06India and Guyana,
05:10have seen the same kind of slavery,
05:14the same kind of struggle.
05:18In both the countries,
05:21there has been the same kind of freedom from slavery,
05:25and the same kind of hustle and bustle.
05:30In the fight for freedom here,
05:33and there as well,
05:37so many people have dedicated their lives.
05:42Here, near Gandhi ji,
05:47C.F. Andrews,
05:50the President of the East Indian Association,
05:54Jung Bahadur Singh,
05:57all of them,
05:58fought this fight for freedom from slavery,
06:03and got freedom.
06:08And today, both the countries,
06:11in the world,
06:13are strengthening democracy.
06:17That is why,
06:19today in Guyana's Assembly,
06:22I am going to present to you,
06:24a message from me,
06:27on behalf of the 140 crore Indians,
06:30on behalf of the 140 crore Indians,
06:33I congratulate all the representatives of the Guyana Assembly.
06:42In Guyana,
06:45to strengthen democracy,
06:49all your efforts,
06:51are strengthening the development of the world.
06:57Along with that,
06:59in the efforts to strengthen democracy,
07:03we have to keep an eye on the global situation.
07:12When India and Guyana were liberated,
07:16there were different kinds of challenges in front of the world.
07:22Today, in the 21st century,
07:25the challenges in front of the world,
07:29are completely different.
07:32After World War II,
07:35the arrangements,
07:37and institutions,
07:39are being destroyed.
07:41After Corona,
07:44where there was a need to move towards a new world order,
07:51the world got entangled in other things.
07:58In these circumstances,
08:01today, in front of the world,
08:04the strongest mantra to move forward is,
08:08democracy first,
08:11humanity first.
08:15Democracy first teaches us,
08:20to move forward with everyone,
08:24to move forward with everyone,
08:27and to be a part of everyone's development.
08:31Humanity first teaches us,
08:34to move forward with everyone,
08:38and to be a part of everyone's development.
08:42When we make humanity first the basis of our decisions,
08:47then the results,
08:50are the ones that will strengthen humanity.
08:55Friends,
08:57our democratic values,
09:00are so strong,
09:02so strong,
09:04that while walking on the path of development,
09:08in every up and down,
09:12we become stronger.
09:16In the creation of an inclusive society,
09:20there is no other medium,
09:23that is greater than democracy.
09:27No matter what is the ideology of the citizens,
09:32no matter what is their background,
09:36democracy,
09:38gives every citizen,
09:41the guarantee of his rights,
09:44the guarantee of his bright future.
09:49And both our countries have shown together,
09:53that democracy,
09:56is not just a law.
10:01It is not just a system.
10:04We have shown,
10:07that democracy is in our DNA,
10:11in our vision,
10:14in our behavior.
10:18Friends,
10:20our human centric approach,
10:23teaches us,
10:26that every country,
10:28every citizen,
10:31is equally important.
10:34That is why,
10:36when it came to uniting the world,
10:40then India,
10:43during its G20 presidency,
10:48one earth,
10:50one family,
10:51gave the mantra of one future.
10:55When the corona pandemic hit,
10:59when the entire humanity faced challenges,
11:03then India,
11:05gave the message of one earth, one health.
11:10When the challenges related to climate,
11:13had to be combined with the efforts of every country,
11:17then India,
11:18gave the vision of one world,
11:21one sun,
11:23one grid.
11:26When to save the world from natural disasters,
11:33collective efforts were necessary,
11:37then India,
11:39CDRI,
11:41that is,
11:43Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure,
11:48took the initiative.
11:51When a large network of pro-planetary people had to be created in the world,
11:59then India,
12:01started a global movement like Mission Life.
12:07Friends,
12:09Democracy first,
12:12Humanity first,
12:14On this spirit,
12:19today India,
12:21as a global friend,
12:24is fulfilling its duty towards the world.
12:30In any country of the world,
12:34in any crisis,
12:37our honest effort is,
12:41that we reach there as first responders.
12:47You have seen the era of Corona,
12:53when every country,
12:56was committed to its own safety.
13:00Then,
13:02India,
13:04with more than 150 countries of the world,
13:11shared medicines and vaccines.
13:25I am happy,
13:28that India,
13:30in that difficult time,
13:33was able to help the people of Guyana.
13:39In the world,
13:42wherever there was a situation of war,
13:47India,
13:49came forward for relief and protection.
13:53Be it Sri Lanka,
13:56be it Maldives,
13:59in whichever countries there was a crisis,
14:02India,
14:04moved forward,
14:06without the help of selfishness.
14:11From Nepal,
14:14to Turkey,
14:16and to Syria,
14:18wherever there was an earthquake,
14:22India,
14:24came forward first.
14:27This is our culture.
14:30Whenever,
14:33with selfishness,
14:36we move forward,
14:39we never move forward,
14:42with the intention of expansion.
14:46We,
14:48have always stayed away,
14:51from the thought of,
14:55taking over resources.
14:59I believe,
15:02be it space,
15:04be it sea,
15:07this should not be a topic of universal conflict,
15:11but,
15:13it should be a topic of universal cooperation.
15:17For the world,
15:20this is not a time of conflict.
15:24This is a time,
15:27to recognize the conditions that create conflict,
15:31and to remove them.
15:35Today,
15:37terrorism,
15:39drugs,
15:41cybercrime,
15:43there are so many challenges,
15:47that only by confronting them,
15:51we will be able to,
15:53plan for the future,
15:56of our future generations.
16:00And this is only possible,
16:03when we give,
16:05democracy first,
16:07humanity first,
16:10the center stage.
16:13Friends,
16:15India has always,
16:17based on principles,
16:20based on trust,
16:22and based on transparency,
16:25spoken up.
16:29If any country,
16:32if any region,
16:35is left behind,
16:38then our global goals,
16:41will never be achieved.
16:45That is why India says,
16:48every nation matters.
16:52I will repeat it again,
16:55every nation matters.
16:59That is why,
17:01India,
17:03considers island nations,
17:06to be not small island nations,
17:10but large ocean countries.
17:16Based on this sentiment,
17:20we have created the Sagar platform,
17:25for the islands connected to the Indian Ocean.
17:28We have also created a special forum,
17:32to connect the countries of the Pacific Ocean.
17:36With this noble intention,
17:39India,
17:41during the presidency of G20,
17:44included the African Union,
17:47in the G20,
17:50and fulfilled its duty.
17:57Friends,
17:59today, India,
18:02in every way,
18:05is on the side of global development,
18:10is on the side of peace.
18:14With this sentiment,
18:17today, India,
18:19has raised the voice of the Global South.
18:23India has raised the voice of the Global South.
18:27India believes,
18:30that the Global South,
18:33has suffered a lot,
18:35in the past.
18:38In the past,
18:41we have tried to develop,
18:44keeping nature safe,
18:47according to our nature,
18:50but many countries,
18:53have developed themselves,
18:56by harming the environment.
19:00Today, the biggest cost of climate change,
19:04is being paid by the countries of the Global South.
19:09To remove the world,
19:12from this imbalance,
19:15is very difficult.
19:17To remove the world,
19:20is very necessary.
19:23Friends,
19:25whether it is India,
19:27or Gyana,
19:30we too have aspirations of development.
19:35In front of us,
19:38for our people,
19:41there are dreams of giving a better life.
19:45For this,
19:47the voice of the Global South,
19:50is very important.
19:54This time,
19:57is the time of awakening,
20:00of the countries of the Global South.
20:04This time,
20:06is giving us,
20:08an opportunity,
20:11that together,
20:13together,
20:15we can create a new global order.
20:18And in this,
20:21Gyana,
20:23and all of you representatives,
20:27are playing a very important role.
20:31Friends,
20:33here,
20:35many women members are present.
20:40The future of the world,
20:43the one who will influence the future growth,
20:47is a very big factor,
20:51the half population of the world.
20:55In the past centuries,
20:58women,
21:01did not get the opportunity to contribute to global growth.
21:07There have been many reasons for this.
21:11This is not only the story of one country,
21:14not only of the Global South,
21:17but it is the story of the whole world.
21:21But in the 21st century,
21:24to ensure global prosperity,
21:29women are going to play a very big role.
21:34That is why,
21:36during the G20 Presidency,
21:40India,
21:42made women-led development,
21:46a big agenda.
21:49Friends,
21:51in India,
21:53in every sector,
21:56at every level,
21:58to give the role of leadership,
22:01a big campaign has been launched.
22:06In India,
22:08in every sector,
22:10today, women are coming forward.
22:13In the whole world,
22:16out of all the pilots,
22:19out of them,
22:21only 5% are women.
22:26Whereas in India,
22:28in India,
22:30out of all the pilots,
22:33out of them,
22:35only 15% are women.
22:44In India,
22:46in a large number,
22:49fighter pilots are women.
22:52In the developed countries of the world,
22:56in science,
22:58technology,
23:00engineering,
23:02maths,
23:04in STEM graduates,
23:07only 30-35% are women.
23:11In India, this number
23:14has reached more than 40%.
23:22Today,
23:24the command of India's big space missions
23:28is being managed by women scientists.
23:32You will be happy to know
23:35that India
23:37has passed a law
23:39to give women reservations in its parliament.
23:44Today, in India,
23:47at different levels of democratic governance,
23:51at different levels,
23:53women are represented.
23:56In India,
23:58at the local level,
24:00there is Panchayati Raj,
24:02local bodies.
24:04In our Panchayati Raj system,
24:08more than 14 lakh,
24:121.45 million elected representatives
24:19are women.
24:22You can imagine,
24:25in Gyana,
24:27women are representing the local government
24:32in more than twice the population.
24:42Friends,
24:44Gyana
24:46is the birthplace of the Latin American
24:51gateway.
24:53You can become a bridge
24:57between India and this vast Mahadev
25:01of opportunities and possibilities.
25:06Together,
25:09we can make the partnership
25:13of India and the world
25:15even better.
25:18Tomorrow, in Gyana,
25:19the India-Caricom Summit will be held.
25:25We have decided to strengthen
25:29every aspect of our partnership.
25:33Friends,
25:35for the development of Gyana,
25:38India
25:40is supporting
25:42every possibility.
25:44Whether it is investment in infrastructure,
25:47investment in capacity building,
25:52India and Gyana
25:55are working together.
25:58Whether it is the ferries
26:01or aircrafts
26:03given by India,
26:05they are very useful
26:08to Gyana today.
26:10In the sector of renewable energy,
26:14in the sector of solar power,
26:17India is helping a lot.
26:20You have organized
26:22the T20
26:24Cricket World Cup.
26:30India is happy
26:33that we were able to contribute
26:36in the construction of the stadium.
26:39Friends,
26:40our partnership related to development
26:53is now entering a new era.
26:56India's energy demand
27:00is increasing rapidly.
27:02And India
27:04is diversifying
27:07its resources.
27:10In this,
27:12we see Gyana
27:14as an important
27:16energy source.
27:19Our businesses
27:22should invest more in Gyana.
27:25We are constantly
27:27trying to do this.
27:30Friends,
27:32you all
27:34also know
27:36that India
27:37is a very big
27:40youth capital.
27:43In India,
27:46there is a quality education
27:49and skill development ecosystem.
27:52India
27:54will be happy
27:56to host
27:58as many students
28:00as possible
28:02in Gyana.
28:04Today,
28:07I would like to invite
28:10the youth of Gyana
28:13to work together
28:16with Indian innovators
28:19and scientists
28:21in Gyana.
28:24Collaborate globally
28:26and
28:28act locally.
28:30We can inspire our youth
28:33to do this.
28:36Through creative collaboration,
28:39we can find solutions
28:42to global challenges.
28:45Friends,
28:47Gyana's great
28:50scientists,
28:52scientists,
28:54scientists,
28:56scientists,
28:57Gyana's great
29:00scientists,
29:02Sri Chedi Jagan had said
29:05that we have to
29:07take lessons from the past
29:09to improve ourselves
29:12and
29:14prepare for the stronger future.
29:19The shared future of both countries
29:23will guide
29:55I will be happy to welcome as many representatives of Gyana as possible to India.
30:04Once again, I would like to thank the Gyana Association and all of you.
30:14Thank you very much.