When Threats Are Global, Response Can't Be Local: PM Modi At Interpol General Assembly

PM Modi also released the commemorative postal stamp and commemorative coins of Rs 100 denomination.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, addressed the 90th Interpol general assembly in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. ( Image Source :Twitter/ANI )

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, addressed the 90th Interpol general assembly in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The general assembly is attended by delegations from 195 member countries comprising ministers, police chiefs of countries, heads of national central bureaus and senior police officers. It will be held from October 18 to 21.

PM Modi also released the commemorative postal stamp and commemorative coins of Rs 100 denomination. At the 90th Interpol General Assembly. PM Modi during his address said that when the threats are global then response cannot be global.

During his address PM Modi also said that Interpol is approaching a historic milestone. In 2023, it will celebrate its 100 years. This is a call for universal cooperation to make the world a better place, as reported by the news agency ANI. India is one of the top contributors towards UN Peacekeeping Operations, he added. 

While addressing the General Assembly, Modi called India a top contributor in sending brave men to the UN. "India is one of the top contributors in sending brave men to the United Nations Peacekeeping operations. Even before our own independence, we have made sacrifices to make the world a better place. Indian Police Force implements more than 900 national & 10,000 state laws," ANI quoted PM Modi as saying.

"In upholding diversity and democracy, India is a case study for the world... Over the last 99 years, Interpol has connected police organizations globally in 195 countries. This is despite differences in the legal framework," PM Modi said.

The general assembly is Interpol's supreme governing body and meets once a year to take key decisions related to its functioning. The meeting is taking place in India after a gap of about 25 years, it was last held in 1997.

India's proposal to host the Interpol general assembly in 2022 at New Delhi was accepted by the assembly with overwhelming majority.  Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Interpol President Ahmed Naser Al Raisi and Secretary General Jurgen Stock as well as the CBI director will be present on the occasion.

(With agencies Inputs)