WEF 2018 Day 1 highlights: Spoken like a statesman, say Fadnavis, Prabhu on Modi's speech; Rahul Gandhi attacks PM on inequality

We are in a world where so many are categorized and Davos shows us that we need to connect with people in order to heal the fractures in the world: Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan reveals how he came to work with acid attack victims

Khan said he frequently visits a hospital for his shoulder injury and he met two kids from Kashmir who had lost their family in a abomb attack and had suffered 60-70 percent burn injuries. He said their story, and because the children were the same age as his kids, inspired him to read more about the issue and he found out that officially their were 400 women who suffered acid attacks and survived after grave burn injuries.

Crystal award was a result of other people’s bravery and work: Shah Rukh Khan

Elaborating further on his thoughts on recieveing the award, Khan said that by working with acid attack victims, he found out that we are as a society only too eager to give definitions, and branch new descriptions of these people. However, he said he realised over time that these women didn’t need such things." They were quite brave on their own. What they needed was our presence, acceptance and perhaps a show of solidarity," Khan said. 

He said he is not being modest but quite frankly this particular award was the result of other people’s bravery and strength and he had only offered them his present and his solidarity.

I love awards, movie stars are meant to be narcissist: Shah Rukh Khan 

Responding to a question about what it meant to be a recipient of Crystal Award, Khan said, “I would be very honest about it, I love awards. You know movie stars are supposed to be narcissists, they are supposed to be self-obsessed, and I am as a matter of fact, quite greedy for them.”

Congress hopes, back at home, PM will follow through with actions, his words in Davos

Telangana CM Chandrababu Naidu lauds Modi’s speech

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a very good message to global community especially on geopolitics, terrorism and environmental issues,” Naidu said.

Developing world is shouldering the burden of refugees and displaced people: Cate Blanchett at WEF

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Cate Blanchett, an Australian actor and a UNHCR Global Goodwill Ambassador, said that it is often believed that the developing world is faced with the burden of imbibing the people displaced due to war and conflict but that is a myth. She said that only 1 percent of the people displaced have settled in developed countries. 

Modi met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Trudeau will visit India from February 17-23 with an aim to further strengthen bilateral ties. This will be his second time in India. Modi and Trudeau had last met on the sidelines of the G20 in Hamburg in Germany in July 2017, where they discussed longstanding relationship based on shared culture of democracy. Trudeau is expected to visit with his family and a business delegation.

Meanwhile… tongue firmly in cheek, here’s today’s toon on Modi’s plenary speech at Davos

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Narendra Modi with Indian CEOs at World Economic Forum

Modi met 64 global CEOs in Davos

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Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion’s secretary Ramesh Abhishek says that Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with 64 CEOs from around the world, 40 of them from other countries and 24 from India. The total market capitalisation of these companies is $3.6 trillion. It was an important interaction.

PM Modi meets Queen Maxima of Netherlands in Davos

Watch: PM Modi’s entire speech at the opening session of World Economic Forum

At Davos, Narendra Modi raises threat from terrorism, climate change; world media says Xi Jinping had better speechwriters

Study at WEF lists most socially inclusive countries, India fails to figure on list

Canada tops list of countries with most positive influence on the world; India figueres at no. 7 

 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says Narendra Modi lived up to expectations of the world community, ANI reports

The next World Economic Forum (WEF) Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution is being proposed to be set up in Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday. Fadnavis made the announcement from Davos.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu says Modi spoke of important geopolitical and environmental issues at Davos

Watch the full speech Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave at the World Economic Forum Plenary Session in Davos here: 

“It wasn’t the speech of a political leader but that of a statesman, a global leader,” Devendra Fadnavis said to ANI about Narendra Modi’s speech in Davos

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said the Western world must realise they cannot go a long way without the help of the emerging economies and warned that no one would be able to resolve any problem of a ‘fractured world’ if things are not set right soon.

Without naming any country, he said the West must realise that their population is ageing and the demand for their products would mostly come from the emerging world.

Speaking in Davos at a session of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Rajan said there is a risk that by the time the West goes to the emerging world for their support, they may have to answer quite a few questions about why they did not share the benefits earlier.

“Prime minister has a vision of creating a new India by 2022,” Commerce minister Suresh Prabhu says at Davos 

Manish Tewari‏ reacts to Narendra Modi’s speech at Davos 

Congress leader Manish Tewari‏’s tweet refers to Modi’s statement in the speech that, “Last time when an Indian PM came here in 1997, India’s GDP was around $400 billion, now it has increased more than six times.” 

IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Tuesday said India must continue with reforms especially in the financial services sector and should urgently focus on broad-based and true inclusion of women in its economy.

Addressing a press conference here as part of the all-women co-chairs of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet, Lagarde said IMF research has shown that raising women’s participation in the workforce to the level of men can boost Indian economy by 27 percent.

PM Narendra Modi met his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau in Davos 

Rahul Gandhi hits at Modi right after WEF speech, says Dear PM please tell Davos why 1% Inidans hold wealth of 73% India

A predictable, stable, transparent and progressive India good news in an otherwise state of uncertainty and flux: Narendra Modi

Sunil Bharti Mittal says PM addressing WEF matter of great pride

“It was a matter of great pride that our prime minister addressed the WEF like a very tall leader,” Mittal told India Today. He said that in is opinion, Modi’s speech surpassed China’s President Xi Jinping’s speech last year. He also added that like the prime minister said, in a fractured world, India can act like a cement to bridge gap.

In a fractured world, we need to ensure the major powers co-operate, and that competitiveness among nations does not become a wall between us: Narendra Modi

India believes in a multi-polar world: Narendra Modi

“India stood up for world peace after the two world wars, despite the fact that it did not have any direct stakes in the war. India has sent the most number of UN peacekeeping forces. This is because we have always been willing to help other nations. We believe in a multi-polar world where everyone grows together,” Modi said.

Despite being a developing nation, India is cooperating in capacity building in other nations

“India has never had any political or economic ambitions. Despite being a developing nation ourselves, we have helped in capacity building in other nations. We do not exploit other nations’ natural resources or infrastructure, but we try to help them in capacity building according to their needs. This has been our policy,” Modi said.

Terrorism is dangerous but what is equally dangerous is artificial distinction made between good and bad terrorist: Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi lauds GST, says India using technology to boost transparency

Narendra Modi says people welcome my policies, repeated polls prove that

India has seen tremendous change in last three years: Modi

“India has seen a tremendous change in past three years. Be it the people’s decision to give up subsidy to the massive economic reforms,” Modi said. He said he has vowed to cut down red tapism and law down a red carpet for global businesses and investors, as he said his government has done away with over 1400 archaic laws.

My govt’s motto is ‘sabka sath sabka vikas’, says Narendra Modi