PM Narendra Modi only politician from India to feature in Time’s 100 Most Influential People 2020 list

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made it to Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People 2020’ list. He is the only politician from India to have been featured in the 'Leaders' category. Modi, who turned 70 a few days ago, has emerged as a central figure in India and the world after his party’s convincing victory in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The prime minister has been a recurring name on the Time Magazine’s ‘100 most influential people’. He has made it to the list four times since being elected to power for the first time in 2014.  

PM Modi has featured on the list in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2020. He remains to be a highly popular figure in the country.  

Other world leaders who feature in the Time list include US President Donald Trump; Chinese President Xi Jinping; Joe Biden, presidential challenger to Trump in 2020 US elections; Kamala Harris, US Democratic vice presidential nominee for the 2020 election; Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen; German Chancellor Angela Merkel; and Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.  

During his six years in power, PM Modi has stressed on taking all along the path of development with the motto: “Sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas.”  

The annual list features pioneers, artists, titans, leaders and icons from around the "who have had the most impact this year".