India Announces $ 1.46 Trillion Infrastructure Project

India Announces $ 1.46 Trillion Infrastructure Project

India, which has rolled up its sleeves to recover its economy, which was greatly affected by the coronavirus epidemic, announced an infrastructure project of $ 1.46 trillion. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a $ 1.46 trillion infrastructure project to revive the economy of the country negatively affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Modi addressed the nation on the day of independence in New Delhi, the 73rd anniversary of India's separation from the British Empire. Noting that they have drawn a successful graphic in the fight against coronavirus, Modi reported that they announced an infrastructure project of $ 1.46 trillion in order to eliminate the negative effects of the epidemic on the economy. In this context, Modi announced that the government will sign 7 thousand more infrastructure projects to reduce the economic effects of the coronavirus epidemic. Evaluating the epidemic as a big crisis, Modi added that it cannot disrupt the Indian economy. In addition, Modi stated that they better understood the importance of being a self-sufficient country in production and becoming an important supplier for international companies during the epidemic process. In addition, President Modi stated that the national health plan, which envisages the citizens to be given an identity card with all their health-related information, will be implemented. Modi, who did not directly refer to China during the speech, expressed that they are striving to be the choice of large companies by taking advantage of the increasing production costs of its competitor and its deteriorating relations with the USA and European countries. Modi also highlighted the proper response of Indian forces to Chinese military attacks, referring to the border tensions with China.