Modi Hails Indian ‘Golden Era’ in Speeches When Times Get Tough
Modi is known for pithy slogans around vaguely defined ideas
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In the face of high inflation and unemployment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been repeatedly telling voters that India is just beginning a “golden era” that will run for the next quarter century.
“On the first morning of this amrit kaal I am filled with pride to see such an immensely endowed nation,” Modi said on Monday in a speech to mark the 75th anniversary of independence from British rule, delivered from the ramparts of the 17th century Red Fort in the Indian capital. The phrase “amrit kaal” first made a prominent appearance in a Modi speech on the same day last year, when he described it as a journey of a “new India” for the next 25 years.