India's biggest strength was its human resource, which could take the country forward in a big way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.
"Human resource is India's biggest power," Modi said in his address at the Global Exhibition on Services (GES) here.
Earlier, there was "brain drain", now there is the "yatra from brain drain to 'brain gain'," he said.
"We must not worry about some people going abroad in search of work as the country has lots of young talent.
"In the coming days, India is going to get younger. We need to focus on this aspect while thinking about our development journey," the prime minister said.
Modi added that there was immense scope in the services sector.
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