The 'Krishi Mantralaya' will now be known as 'Krishi Kalyan Mantralaya'

India is a youthful country. A country with such a major percentage of youth has the capability to change not only its own, but the fate of the entire world.

India is a country of 1.25 billion people. We can't run our country if we get worried about every small thing. At the same time, we can't close our eyes to problems. That's why India maintains that we are now in a different era. We are not living in the eighteenth century. China is also a country with an ancient cultural heritage. Look at how it has focused on economic development. It's hardly the sign of a country that wants to be isolated. It wants to stay connected.

When I went to a school in Japan, they told me that both the teachers and students perform cleaning tasks here to keep the schools clean. I wondered why can't we do it in India.

Now it's time for India to steer ourselves, ride the waves and decide on our direction, destination and speed.

International summits and organisations like WTO take decisions, which will bind us and if we are not present in such summits, we may be hurt by the decisions taken.

Sports must become an indispensable and inseparable part of our social life. Competitiveness is just a by-product.