Watch PM Modi deliver the inaugural address of the 95th annual plenary session of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today via video conferencing:

Here are the key takeaways from PM Modi's ICC address:

• The world is fighting Coronavirus, India is fighting that too. But there are other issues also. Flood, locusts, hailstorm, fire in an oil well, small earthquakes, two cyclones - we are fighting all of these together.
   
• Every citizen of this country has resolved to turn this crisis into an opportunity. We have to make this a major turning point for this nation. What is that turning point? A self-reliant India.
   
• Everything that the country is forced to import, how it should be made in India? How should India become an exporter of the same products in future? We have to work faster in this direction.
   
• Decades ago Swami Vivekananda wrote, 'The simplest method to be worked upon at present is to induce Indians to use their produce and get markets for Indian artware in other countries'. This path shown by Swami Vivekananda is an inspiration for India in post-COVID world.
   
• At this time we've to take the Indian economy out of 'command and control' and take it towards 'plug and play'. This isn't the time for a conservative approach. It's time for bold decisions & bold investments. It's time to prepare a globally competitive domestic supply chain.
   
• We have to revive the historical excellence of Bengal in the manufacturing sector. We've always heard "What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow". We have to take inspiration from this and move forward together.
   
• Another campaign is going on in India - to free the country from single-use plastic. In this, 'People, Planet and Profit' addresses all the three topics. Especially for West Bengal, it is very beneficial. Possibility of growing jute business increases.