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ByBikashSingh,ETBureau|5Feb,2016,07.42PMIST

GUWAHATI:PrimeministerNarendraModionFridaysaidthathisvisionforSouthAsiais
thesameashisvisionforIndiaSabkaSaath,SabkaVikas(Withall,developmentofall).
Modiwhoinauguratedthat12thSouthAsianGamessaidthatallSouthAsiancountriesare
partnersinourjourneytowardsdevelopment."WethepeoplelivinginSAARCcountries
comprise21percentoftheworld'spopulationandcontributeabout9percenttoits
economy."
Modiadded"Thissportsmeet,formesignifiesaperfectblendof3TsTalent,Teamwork
andTogetherness.AmongusisthebestandmostyouthfultalentfromacrossSouthAsia.
Youareproudmembersofyourteamitcanbeyourteamofthesportyouplayanda
largerteamofthenationyouarerepresenting.And,atthesametimethismeetalso
celebratestogethernessofallSouthAsiannations.Afghanistan,Bangladesh,Bhutan,India,
Maldives,Nepal,PakistanandSriLankanomatterwhichcountrywearefrom,weallcall
SouthAsiaourhome."

Modiwhoinauguratedthat12thSouthAsianGamessaidthatall
SouthAsiancountriesarepartnersinourjourneytowards
development.

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Theprimeministeradded,"IhavebeentoldbySportsminister,SarbanandaSonowalthat
theOrganizingCommitteefortheGameshasbroughtwatersfromeachoftheeightSAARCcountriesandthesewaterswillbemergedto
signifysharedaspirationsandcooperativespiritamongsttheSAARCnations.
HeaddedthatlegendarysingerDr.BhupenHazarika'ssong"Weareinthesameboatbrother".Weshouldjoinhandstogetherasa
family.LetuskindlethisspiritoffriendshipthroughsportsinSouthAsianGames."
Theprimeministeradded,"IamsurethatastheGamesproceed,thisfeelingoffriendshiptrustandunderstandingwillconvertitselfnot
onlyintosportingopportunitiesbutalsointobusinessandtourismopportunitiesaswell."LettheseGamesbecomeaspringboardfor
bringingpeaceandprosperityintheregionthroughbusiness,interactionandsportingactivities.LetthisbeanopportunityforSAARC
peopletorealizetheirpotential."
EarlierwhileaddressingworkersrallyinLepatkatainDibrugarh,heretreatedthattherecannotbeinclusivegrowthinthecountryif
EasternIndiaisnotdeveloped,Modisaid,"DevelopmentofNortheastIndiaisourpriority.WehavedevisedActeastpolicy,whichwill
connectNortheastIndiatoMyanmar,Sinapore,Thailand,MalaysiaandIndonesia."
HeaddedthatGovernmentisworkingtoconnectNortheastIndiawiththesecountries."Wehavemadelargesteverinvestmentin
railways,wefeelduetolackofconnectivityNortheastIndiahasnotbeenabletodevelopdespitebeingendowedwithenormousnatural
resource."
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