Finding no hope of ending the fighting in West Asia, which has been going on for around two-and-a-half months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a warning to the world regarding its grave implications.

This came in connection with the Coronavirus outbreak and the fighting that followed, and he said that if nothing is done, all the progress made in the past decade will be washed away, and millions will be pushed back to poverty. The PM spoke at Rotterdam, the capital city of Netherlands, where he arrived in the early hours of Saturday morning on a four-country visit.

Modi said, "When India succeeds, all of humanity benefits. But today, humanity also faces many major challenges. Today's world is grappling with new challenges. First came COVID-19, then wars began, and now there's the energy crisis. This decade is shaping up to be a decade of disasters for the world. We are all watching. If these conditions are not rapidly reversed, the achievements of the past several decades will be undone. A large portion of the world's population will once again fall into poverty."

PM Modi's statement comes at a time when many countries, including India, are facing energy crises. Recently, institutions like the World Bank and IMF have also stated that the Ukraine crisis and the subsequent war between Iran, the United States, and Israel will have adverse effects on the entire world, but developing countries will be most affected.

Some other agencies have also stated that the significant steps taken to reduce poverty, improve health and education, and economic development in developing countries could backfire. PM Modi also gave a new direction to the India-Netherlands partnership, saying that the two countries are working together to build a reliable, transparent, and future-ready supply chain.

The two countries are working closely in areas ranging from energy security to water security. The recent historic trade agreement between India and the European Union will further strengthen this partnership. He said, "Any country in the world, if it wants to progress, must dream big."

India is also dreaming big. The country no longer just wants change, but the best and fastest change. India's young generation is ready to reach the sky. They are launching startups, creating quality products, and taking India to the global stage in the fields of drones, artificial intelligence, and semiconductors.

Today, India is the third-largest start-up ecosystem in the world. Modi said India’s aspirations are no longer confined to its borders. India wants to host the Olympics, become a global manufacturing hub, a leader in green energy and the engine of growth for the world.

To achieve these goals, India has launched unprecedented efforts, building highways at a record pace, achieving unprecedented electrification of railways, semi-high-speed trains like Vande Bharat, and the world's largest renewable energy expansion. No matter how grand the goal, India will achieve it.