New Delhi: While emphasising on the need for more FDI (Foreign Direct Investment), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday cautioned the nation regarding a new form of FDI which he referred to as "foreign destructive ideology".

Prime Minister Modi on Monday said the country needs to be cautioned against the influences from abroad that he referred to as "foreign destructive ideology."

"The nation is making progress and we are talking about FDI, but I see that a new FDI has come to the fore. We have to protect the nation from this new FDI. We need Foreign Direct Investment but the new FDI is 'foreign destructive ideology'. We have to protect ourselves from it," said PM Modi in his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address in Rajya Sabha.

"A new entity has come up in the country- 'Andolan Jivi' (habitual protestors or those who protest for livelihood). They can be spotted wherever there is a protest, be it agitation by lawyers, students, or labourers, explicitly or implicitly. They cannot live without 'andolan', we have to identify them and protect the nation from them," he added.

The Prime Minister also said, the eyes of the world are on India and there are expectations that India will contribute to the betterment of our planet.

PM Modi's statement comes as farmers' agitation against the Centre's newly-enacted farm laws has gone international. Tweets by pop-star Rihanna and Swedish climate-activist Greta Thunberg backing the protesting farmers have stirred a major row across the country with the opposition parties calling it a hit at the country's reputation.

On Friday, the marathon debate in the Rajya Sabha on the motion of thanks to the President's address concluded with 50 speakers from 25 political parties taking part in the discussion which was spread over three days.

The discussion was one of the longest such debates with high participation of members, said officials. Eighteen members from BJP, seven of Congress and 25 from other parties had participated in the debate.

'India is the mother of all democracies, a humane institution'

Modi also said on Monday that India's nationalism is inspired by the ideals of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and stated that the country is the 'mother of democracy'.

"India's nationalism is neither narrow nor selfish and not even aggressive. This is inspired by the values of 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram' quotation which was given by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose," said the Prime Minister while replying to the motion of thanks on the President's address in the Rajya Sabha.

'Suprised why Indians have started cursing themselves'

He further said that people have forgotten the ideals of Netaji. "We have started cursing ourselves. I am sometimes surprised, the world gives us a term and we start following it - 'largest democracy of the world' - it feels good to hear this but we did not teach our youth that India is also the mother of democracy."

The Prime Minister said that the Indian democracy is not a western institution but rather a human institution and India's history is filled with examples of democratic institutions. "We find mention of 81 democracies in ancient India. Today it's essential to warn citizens about the attacks on India's nationalism," he added.

He also thanked several Members of Parliament at the beginning of his address for participating in the discussion in Rajya Sabha.

The government celebrated the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as the 'Parakram Diwas' on January 23.