New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday criticised the colonial mindset of the developed nations and said it is “bringing obstacles in the country’s progress”.
Speaking at an event organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to commemorate the Constitution Day, the Prime Minister said that Freedom of Expression is being distorted and used as colonial hegemony to stall a developing nation like India from achieve its aspirations.
“Today, no nation directly exists as a colony to any other nation, but it doesn’t mean that the colonial mindset has ended. It’s still there,” he stated.
“It’s unfortunate that obstacles are brought in the development of our nation, sometimes in the name of freedom of expression and sometimes through other means. They attempt to judge our nation on parameters of other nations, without knowing our situation or aspirations. Our progress to reach the stage of a developed nation is regularly impeded,” Modi added.
The Prime Minister’s rant was directed to the events that unfolded at COP26. He said the subject of environment is being hijacked by developed countries to maintain supremacy over developing countries.
He said, “The routes they took towards their development is chastised, when taken by developing nations. Attempts are made to close down such paths. The issue of the environment is also being attempted to be hijacked for this purpose. We saw an example of this in the recent COP26 Summit.
“If we talk of absolute cumulative emissions, developed nations have caused 15 per cent more emissions than India since 1850 to date. Still, India is lectured on environmental conservation. The country has nature embedded in its tradition, where God is seen even in plants, where the land is worshipped as the mother. For us, these values are not just confined to books,” he added. (UNI)
