India Plays Important Role As Frontline State Against Terrorism: President Murmu
NDTV
President Murmu said it is going to be all the more exciting for the officer trainees as they are beginning their career in the foreign service at a time when India has emerged on the world stage with new self-confidence.
President Droupadi Murmu today said India's leadership in several fields has become unchallenged now and the country plays an important role as a frontline state in the fight against terrorism.
Addressing a group of officer trainees of the Indian Foreign Service (2021 batch), who had called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, she said that India's strong position is based on its economic performance, among other factors.
"While leading economies of the world are still trying to overcome the effects of the pandemic, India has stood up again and started to move on," the President said.
As a result, India's economy is registering one of the fastest growth rates, President Murmu said. "In fact, the global economic recovery, to an extent, rests on India".
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All the accused were arrested in November and December after reviewing data from the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center (I4C), said Priyanshu Dewan, ACP (cyber).