New Delhi, May 11 -- Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent appeals to the nation, urging citizens to become partners in strengthening the country amid the West Asia crisis, a senior official of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Monday emphasised that they were aimed at "collective participation to navigate global economic challenges."

Addressing media persons after an inter-ministerial meeting in the national capital today, C Senthil Rajan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) clarified the intent behind the Prime Minister's appeals.

Rajan stated, "Prime Minister, in his speech in Hyderabad, has called for a collective participation to help India face global economic disruptions, supply ch...