The World Economic Forum 2018 gathers world leaders to discuss the state of the world, and how to improve it

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	Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in the snowy town of Davos in Switzerland, addressed the plenary session of the 48th World Economic Forum (WEF). Speaking in Hindi, Modi showcased India&rsquo;s growth story to world leaders and called out for tackling the three major challenger that world faces currently &mdash; climate change, terrorism and threat to globalisation.&nbsp;</div>
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	&ldquo;Come to India if you want peace,&rdquo; said a confident Modi, saying India&rsquo;s gross domestic product has risen six times compared to $400 billion an Indian PM last visited Davos in 1997.<br />
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		Modi&rsquo;s debut at the WEF comes a year after Xi Jinping became the first Chinese leader to address the conference, mounting a strong defense of globalisation amid US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s trade threats. With Trump also making an appearance in Davos, Modi will have an opportunity to show India&rsquo;s growing clout, while fighting perceptions back home that economic growth is losing steam and he isn&rsquo;t creating enough jobs.</div>
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		Modi is leading a big government and business delegation to the summit in Davos, the first Indian prime minister do so in 21 years, aiming to showcase India as a fast growing economic power and a potential driver of global growth.</div>
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A stable, transparent and progressive India is good news: PM Modi in Davos

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I am delighted to attend the WEF 2018:&nbsp;PM Narendra Modi

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	<strong>World Economic Forum 2018: PM Narendra Modi set to speak&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<strong>WEF 2018:</strong> We are here to think and work about the society to bring the change together, says Alain Berset

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<strong>WEF 2018: Prime Minster Narendra Modi to speak shortly&nbsp;</strong>