PM Modi asks young CEOs to be soldiers of development

An atmosphere must be created to take the poor along in every sphere of life, says Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon chief executive officers (CEOs) and entrepreneurs to identify and develop five items whose imports could be stopped by 2022 so that the country’s needs could be met by domestic production.
 
He said an atmosphere must be created to take the poor along in every sphere of life.
 
India continues to have a significant trade deficit in goods even as it has reduced since 2014-15. In 2016-17, merchandise exports stood at $276.28 billion even as imports soared to $384.31 billion.
 
The $108.03-billion deficit has been explained in terms of skewed