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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India’s main adversary is its dependence on other nations as he made a strong pitch for aatmanirbharta and called for indigenous production of everything from semiconductor chips to ships.
Speaking at the ‘Samudra se Samruddhi’ event as reported by news agency PTI , where he inaugurated and laid foundation stones of projects worth Rs 34,200 crore, Modi said all the problems of India have only one solution, and that is self-reliance.
“India is moving forward with the spirit of global brotherhood and India has no major enemy in the world today, but in true terms, India’s biggest adversary is dependence on other nations,” stated the Prime Minister, emphasising that this dependence must be collectively defeated.
He said greater foreign dependence leads to greater national failure. “For global peace, stability, and prosperity, the world’s most populous country must become self-reliant,” Modi said, and cautioned that reliance on others compromises national self-respect.
“The future of 140 crore Indians cannot be left to external forces, nor can the resolve for national development be based on foreign dependence. The future of the coming generations cannot be left to others. If the country with a population of 140 crore is dependent on others, it compromises national self-respect,” he added.
