She also holds the distinction of delivering the longest budget speech at two hours and forty minutes in 2020.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs 11.11 lakh crore spending on infrastructure and vowed to continue reforms as she resisted resorting to populist measures in Modi government's last Budget before general elections, instead choosing to stay on the path of cutting deficit while bolstering measures for focus groups.
Rediff.com takes a look at the top quotes of Prime Minister Modi from his address to the Indian Diaspora.
The PM addressing the Indian diaspora in Japan also hinted that there is no "guarantee" that no further steps would be taken after December 30 till when people can deposit the demonetised notes.
"For my government, engagement with the India community abroad has been a key priority," he said.
Diplomats agree that amid stormy relations with China and Pakistan, Modi has posted impressive foreign policy successes, notes Aditi Phadnis.
Indian-American business leaders meet to discuss ways to make this initiative a success.
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The Tata Group says it is bullish on investment in India.
He said India needs huge amounts of energy for development but will do whatever it can to deal with the problem of climate change as it sees the world as one family.
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