"PM Modi inaugurates India's new confident and modern Parliament"

The inauguration of India's new Parliament building is a symbol of a confident, 21st century India. The old building, completed in 1927, was not designed to serve as the national legislature of 1.4bn people but as a limited colonial-era assembly. The new building is necessary due to serious structural distress in the old building, including problems with air-conditioning, electricals, office space and earthquake proofing.