I&B Minister Anurag Thakur says India has potential to become content sub-continent backed by talent in the field of technology, culture

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said that India as the largest filmmaker country, has the potential to be the content sub-continent of the world. Speaking during the second day of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, Mr Thakur highlighted the importance of hard power and soft power saying that power is an interplay between hard power and soft power.

He said, a nation needs to have hard power in order to exist and stay relevant while the soft power is needed to establish good relationships as it captures the imagination and touches the heart. He said, that soft power is emerging through Indian cinema in the last few decades. He said, now the world is looking towards India which is emerging as hard and soft power.