World is paying heed to, acting on our suggestions: PM at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the Indian community residing in other countries and said that the world today is taking into consideration various suggestions given by India on an international level.
"In past four-and-a-half years, with people's cooperation, India has taken a major step towards achieving its position in the world. Earlier people used to say that India cannot change. But, we have changed this thinking. We have shown change. The world today is paying heed to our suggestions and acting on them. This is the reason why we bagged the environment award and Seoul prize," Prime Minister Modi said at the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas here.
"Today, India is in the position to lead the world in several areas. International Solar Alliance (ISA) is one such platform. Through this medium, we want to take the world towards ‘One World, One Sun, One Grid’. We are working with the approach of 'Local Solution, Global Application'," he added.
Hailing the efforts made by Indian communities in other countries, Prime Minister Modi said Indians residing abroad have essayed the role of a leader in almost every area of the society. Countries like Portugal, Trinidad-Tobago and Ireland also have competent people whose roots are in India, he said.
The Prime Minister said that the government is working towards making its embassies accessible to people abroad."Our Embassies and Consulates across the world are being connected with Passport Sewa Project. It will prepare a centralised system for passport related services for all. Now taking a step forward, work is on to issue chip-based e-passports," he said. (ANI)