 Srikumar Mangalam Birlaji, chairman of Aditya Birla group, respected dignitaries of the Kingdom of Thailand, members of Birla family and management, business leaders from Thailand India, friends, Namaskar, Sawadee Phab. We have gathered here to celebrate the Savarna Jainty, our golden jubilee of the global presence of the Aditya Birla group in Suvarnabhumi, Thailand. And this is truly a special occasion. I congratulate the team of the Aditya Birla group. We just heard Kumar Mangalam Birlaji talk about the commendable work the group is doing in Thailand and beyond. It is creating opportunities and prosperity for many. Friends, we are here in Thailand with whom India has strong cultural linkage. And we are marking 50 years of a leading Indian industrial business in this nation. This reaffirms my belief that commerce and culture have inherent powers to unite for centuries, monks and merchants ventured out to place far and wide. They have traveled far from home and mixed with many cultures. May the bonds of culture and commerce keep bringing the world closer in the times to come. Friends, I am eager to give you a picture of some positive changes happening in India today. I say this with full confidence. This is the best time to be in India. In today's India, many things are rising and many are falling. Ease of doing business is rising and so is ease of living. FDI is rising, our forest cover is rising, the number of patents and trademarks are rising, productivity and efficiency are rising, pace of infrastructure creation is rising, number of people getting top quality health care is rising. At the same time, number of taxes are falling, tax rates are falling, rate tapism is falling, cronyism is falling, corruption is falling, the corrupt are running over for cover, middle man in the corridors of power or history. Friends, India has seen many success stories in the last five years in various sectors. The reason for this is not the only government. India has stopped working in a routine bureaucratic manner. Transformative changes are arising due to ambitious missions undertaken. When these ambitions, missions are energized by the partnership of people, they become vibrant mass movements and these mass movements achieve miracles. Things that were supposed to be previously impossible have now become possible. Covered for basic necessities of life have reached almost 100%. Good examples for these are Jhanda Niyojna that has ensured near total financial inclusion and Swachh Bharat mission where sanitation coverage has reached nearly all households. Friends, in India we face a big problem. When it came to service delivery, that is a problem of leakages. The poor suffer most due to this. You will be shocked to know that for years money was spent on the poor which did not really reach the poor. Our government ended this culture thanks to DBT. DBT stands for direct benefit transfer. DBT has ended the culture of middleman and inefficiency. It has left little scope for error. DBT has saved over 20 billion dollars so far. You would have seen LED lights in homes. You know that they are more efficient and energy consuming. But do you know its impact in India? We have distributed more than 360 million LED bulbs in last few years. We have changed 10 million street lights to LED lights. Through these we have saved about 3.5 billion dollars. Carbon emissions have reduced as well. I firmly believe money saved is money earned. Energy saved is energy generated. This money is now being used to empower millions through our equally effective programs. Friends, in today's India the contribution of the hard working taxpayer is cherished. One area where we have done significant work is taxation. I am happy that India is one of the most people friendly tax regime. We are committed to further improving it even more. In the last five years we have lowered the tax burden on the middle class considerably. We are now starting faceless tax assessment so that there is no scope for discretion or harassment. You would already have heard of India decision to cut the corporate tax rates. Our GST has fulfilled the dream of economic integration of India. We want to work towards making it even more people friendly. All of what I have said just now makes India one of the world's most attractive economies for investment. Friends, India received 286 billion US dollar FDI in the last five years. This is almost half of the total FDI in India in the last 20 years. Ninety percent of this came through automatic approvals and 40 percent of this is green-filling investment. This shows that investors are taking long term call on India. India's gross trajectory is reflected in several ratings. We are among the top 10 FDI destinations at Angtara. Moved of 24 places on the Global Innovation Index of Waipo in five years. But there are two of them. I want to talk about this especially. India had jumped 79 places in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking in five years. From 142 in 2014, we are 63 in 2019. This is a massive achievement. For the third year in a row, we are among the top 10 reformers. The variables for doing business in India are many. We are large and diverse nation. There are the central, state and local governments. In such a contact, a directional shift shows our commitment to reforms. The people and government came together to make the business environment better. Friends, the other is India's improved ranking in the World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index. From 65 in 2013, we are ranked 34 in 2019. This jump is among the biggest. The number of foreign tourist arrivals have also gone up by 50%. All of you know very well that a tourist will not go to a place until he or she finds comfort, convenience and safety. Thus, if we are getting more tourists, it means that our efforts on the ground are bearing fruits. The fact that India has better routes, better connectivity, better cleanliness and better law and order is bringing the world to India. Friends, these rankings come after looking at the impact of transformation. These rankings are not of forecast. They are a manifestation of what has already happened on the ground. Friends, India is now pursuing another dream to become a $5 trillion economy. When by government took over in 2014, India's GDP was about $2 trillion. In 65 years, $2 trillion. But in just five years, we increased it to nearly $3 trillion. This convinces me that the dream of a $5 trillion economy will soon become a reality. We are going to invest $1.5 trillion for next generation infrastructure. Friends, if there is one thing I am especially proud of, it is India's talented and skilled human capital. No wonder India is among the world's largest startup ecosystems. India is one of the largest and fastest growing markets for digital consumers. There are a billion smartphone users and more than half a billion internet subscribers. We are keeping pace with industry 4.0 and working actively to adapt technology for fulfilling development and governance needs. With all these advantages, we aspire to emerge as a global manufacturing hub. Friends, Thailand 4.0 focuses on transforming Thailand into a value-based economy built on science, technology, innovation and creativity. It is also compatible with and complementary to India's priorities. India's initiatives such as Digital India, Skill India, Ganga Regeneration Project, Swachh Bharat Mission, Smart Cities and Gel Given Mission offer good opportunities for partnerships. Friends, when India's prosperous, the world prosperous, our vision for India's development is such that it also leads to a better planet. When we are looking at giving top quality and affordable health care to 500 million Indians through Aishwan Bharat, it will naturally lead to a healthier planet. When we decide to eliminate TB in 2025, five long years before the global target of 2030, it will surely strengthen the global fight against TB. At the same time, we are sharing our success and best practices with the world too. Our South Asia satellite is helping so many people in our region, especially students and fishermen. Friends, in the spirit of our act is policy. We are paying special attention to enhance connectivity with this region. Direct connectivity between ports on Thailand's West Coast and ports on India's East Coast such as Chennai, Vizagapatam and Kolkata will enhance our economic partnership. We must take advantage of all these favorable factors. We must take advantage of our geopolitical proximity like our forefathers did. Friends, given that our economies are capable and complement each other, given the commonality in our cultures, given the natural goodwill for each other, I have no doubt that we can enhance our business partnership for a win-win situation. I would like to end by saying for investment and easy business, come to India to innovate and starting up, come to India to experience some of the best tourist sites and warm hospitality of people, come to India. India awaits you with open arms. Thank you very much.