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INSPIRING TALK: Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam addressing students at ‘Young Minds,’ organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry at St. Joseph’s College in Tiruchi on Sunday. TIRUCHI: The outsourcing policy of the future government of the United States will not make an impact on the country’s software sector, since Indian software industry is not wholly dependent on exports, former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said on Sunday. Addressing ‘Young Minds-Shaping Future India,’ an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry at St. Joseph’s College here, he said that of the $70 billion worth of software products created in India, products worth $40 billion were exported, and the rest was used in India. For a country of more than one billion population, physical, electronic and knowledge connectivity had to be provided to six lakh villages for creating prosperity, he said, answering a question posed by a student. Poverty eradicationResponding to another question, Mr. Kalam said poverty eradication could help to address the problem of extremism. Economic growth would bridge the disparity among different sections. As for the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal, he said it would help India, which was in need of uranium for running its nuclear plants. Tapping the abundant thorium deposits in the country would take a decade. Dr. Kalam wanted students to decide the country’s destiny by playing an active part in development politics. He was sure that the ‘ignited minds’ of the younger generation would build up a powerful India, with courage, creativity and righteousness, which, he said, were core components of knowledge. Touching upon the Chandrayan mission, he said it would not only study the features of the moon but would also explore the possibilities of sourcing natural resources, making the moon an intermediate base for a Mars mission. Strategically, the earth, the moon and the Mars will be considered a single entity in future. Manickam Ramaswami, chairman, CII Tamil Nadu, said that with the unique advantage of the lowest average age of 25-30 years for the next 40-50 years, India belonged to the youths of today, hence the initiative to groom leadership in nation-building and governance. The youths should strive to wipe out corruption in the government by entering public life. Senthil Annamalai, chairman, CII, Tiruchi Zone, said that through the ‘Young Minds’ initiative, the CII sought to build the spirit of enquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among the younger generation; help them become thinking, confident and responsible citizens; and equipping them with the core values of respect, positive behaviour and self-esteem.
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