Modi joins world leaders who prefer to speak in their own tongues New Delhi, June 6: It is not because he does not know English or can’t converse in that language. But to the delight of millions of Indians Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to speak in Hindi-the national language of India, while interacting with global leaders. Primier Modi, representing the largest democracy in the world, is the latest and important addition to the existing list of leaders and heads of the states that prefer their own language over English, the generally accepted lingua franca of global diplomacy. International media too has taken cognizance ofthis decision of Narendra Modi. Whats surprising about this is that Modi himself appears to speak good English. When Modi spoke to the Global Meet of Emerging Markets Forum last year newsbharati//Encyc/2014/6/6/122838.aspx
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 08:27:55 +0000
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