India, July 18 -- Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday urged youth to consider participating in public life, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to induct 100,000 of them in politics and public service to become agents of change.

"There is a need for capable and committed individuals to contribute to policymaking with compassion, dedication, and a spirit of service," he said while inaugurating India's International Movement to Unite Nations (IIMUN) Conference 2025 in Noida.

According to its website, IIMUN is a youth-run organisation that aims to bring the world closer, the Indian way. Its advisory board members include businessmen Ajay Piramal, Deepak Parekh, Nadir Godrej, politicians Shashi Tharoor, Jayant...