Growth patterns must follow a human-centric approach and be in harmony with our surroundings: PM Modi

Addressing the 6th Indo-Japan Samwad Conference via video conferencing lately, Prime Minister  Narendra Modi said that in the past, humanity often took the path of confrontation instead of collaboration. Asserting that growth patterns must follow a human-centric approach, he said that discussions on global growth cannot happen only among a few as the table must be bigger and the agenda broader.

 “From Imperialism to the World wars, from the arms race to the space race, we have had dialogues but they were aimed at pulling others down. Now, let us rise together,” Modi said.

“Discussions on global growth cannot happen only between a few. The table must be bigger. The agenda must be broader. Growth patterns must follow a human-centric approach and be in harmony with our surroundings,” he averred.

Modi also called for keeping humanism at the core of policies.“We must make harmonious co-existence with nature as the central pillar of our existence,” he said. He also proposed the creation of a library dedicated to traditional Buddhist literature and scriptures.

The library would collect digital copies of all such Buddhist literature from different countries. It will aim to translate them and make them freely available for all monks and scholars of Buddhism, the PM added.

“The library will not only be a depository of literature. It will also be a platform for research and dialogue,a true Samwad between human beings, between societies, and between humans and nature,” he ended.