As
the
cou t y
has
p og essed,
so
has
the
theme
of
PM
Modi’s
speeches.
NEW
DELHI:
F om
access
to
aspi atio
a d
f om
p oblems
to
pote tial
–
the
focus
of
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi’s
I depe de ce
Day
speeches
has
kept
cha gi g
si ce
2014.Those
t acki g
his
speeches
ove
the
last
12
yea s
have
oted
how
i
the
i itial
yea ,
P ime
Mi iste
Modi
focused
o
issues
such
as
toilets,
ba k
accou ts,
pove ty
a d
fe tilise
sho tages.
That
has
give
way
to
atte tio
to
p io ities
like
6G,
semico ducto ,
AI
a d
qua tum
computi g.If
2014
had
me tio
of
toilets
as
a
challe ge,
Satu day
he
e ewed
his
pitch
fo
wome ‘s
ese vatio
i
legislatu e.
“I
the
ea ly
yea s
of
Modi
govt,
the
speeches
we e
ofte
about
p oblems
that
we
may
today
co side
o di a y.
But
PM’s
to e
was
u ge t
whe
he
add essed
them.
The
challe ge
was
to
fix
what
was
b oke ,
each
those
who
had
bee
left
out,”
said
a
official.As
the
cou t y
has
p og essed,
so
has
the
theme
of
his
speeches,
with
a
co sta t
udge
to
move
to
the
ext
level,
while
setti g
the
ba
high,
officials
said.
I
all
13
speeches,
PM
Modi
focused
o
taki g
the
cou t y
fo wa d.
I
all
his
13
speeches
so
fa ,
the
pitch
has
always
bee
o
taki g
the
cou t y
fo wa d
a d
e su i g
eve yo e
i
society
be efits
f om
the
gai s
a d
the
schemes.”Ove
the
yea s,
his
vocabula y
bega
to
cha ge.
The
co ve satio
moved
f om
pluggi g
gaps
to
buildi g
capabilities,
f om
solvi g
immediate
p oblems
to
c eati g
systems
that
could
p eve t
those
p oblems
f om
defi i g
I dia
agai ,”
the
official
added.
I
2014,
P ime
Mi iste
Modi
called
fo
e adicati g
pove ty.
Ove
the
yea s,
the
focus
has
shifted
to
buildi g
a
developed
atio
as
pove ty
levels
fell
a d
c o es
moved
out
of
ext eme
pove ty.So,
i
P ime
Mi iste
Modi’s
2026
speech,
he
u de li ed
how
social
secu ity
cove
has
see
a
fou -fold
jump
to
100
c o e
citize s
i
the
last
12
yea s.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
Wome
have
emai ed
a
p omi e t
theme
ove
the
past
12
yea s.If
i
2014
he
highlighted
the
plight
of
wome
who
had
to
wait
fo
su set
to
ve tu e
out
to
ease
themselves
i
the
ope
si ce
they
did
ot
have
access
to
toilets,
by
2018,
the
atte tio
had
moved
to
pe ma e t
commissio
fo
wome
i
the
a med
fo ces.A d,
i
his
latest
speech,
PM
Modi
u de li ed
the
eed
fo
33%
ese vatio
fo
wome
i
legislatu es,
fo
which
he
sought
the
oppositio ‘s
suppo t.The
shift
is
also
visible
i
the
focus
o
fa me s
–
f om
p eve ti g
fa me
suicides
to
tappi g
global
ma kets
th ough
FTAs.