A prominent Indian-American community leader has stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has elevated India`s global stature and bestowed a fresh identity upon the diaspora. Prem Bhandari stated that the Indian diaspora is prepared to work with India to achieve its objective of having a developed nation by 2047.

"Over the past 10 years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, we are on the path to becoming the third-largest economy in the world before 2030` He has given the Indian diaspora a new identity," Bhandari told PTI. Bhandari, who heads Jaipur Foot USA and is the president of the Rajasthan Association of North America (RANA), is known for helping the global Indian diaspora in distress especially those related to visas, passports and travel.