Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 74th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York today. The proceedings of the UN will begin at 6:30 PM Indian Standard Time. Prime Minister Modi is likely to address the session between 8:00 to 9:00 PM Indian time.Briefing media ahead of Prime Minister’s visit, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale had said that Prime Minister will focus several issues including development and climate change.

Experts believe that Mr Modi’s much-awaited speech is likely to focus on establishing India’s aspiration at the global level apart from talking tough on terrorism emanating from Pakistan. The Prime Minister’s speech at UNGA comes at a time when India is ready to play a larger role on the world stage.

India has made significant improvements in almost all international rankings and indices.  India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said that the country’s engagement and outreach at the UN General Assembly will be unprecedented and will result in concrete, tangible, action-oriented outcomes.