Nobel Prize winner and former president of Israel Shimon Peres on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he is paving the ‘third revolution’ in India by combining tradition with the right technology to take the country to new heights.
“I met yesterday your Prime Minister and he himself is running the ‘third revolution’. The first was introduced by – I would call him a prophet – Mahatma Gandhi. Then Jawaharlal Nehru looked how to pave the ground for sustainable India. He did something which is unusual. Five-year plan from Russia and another from MIT. “Then came the Prime Minister (Modi) who has great experience and wisdom in India itself, and created a ‘third revolution’ combining the spirit of Gandhi and the pragmatism of Nehru.
Stating that the world can learn a lot from India’s farm experience, Peres said, “Your commitment to basic scientific agri-research is the only way that India today is more food secure than it was 50 years ago. And, amazingly, you have done this while still relying primarily on small-scale farmers.” Presently, India is suffering shortage of land and water and the way forward is that the “India, Israel and Australia – should join hands” to address the challenges of food and water security, he said.
