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Cover Story
National Maritime Day Special
India was once considered one ndia’s maritime prowess has a
of the world’s most prosperous golden history, stretching back
and powerful countries, which thousands of years. Hundreds
was possible because of its strong of years ago, when technology
and resources were scarce, India
maritime presence. However, for Icarved out numerous forts like
a long time after independence, Sindhudurg and built them. With over
the immense potential of this 11,000 kilometer coastline, India’s
sector was not given the necessary strategic location on major global
attention. Today, in the changing trade routes offers immense potential
global landscape, a new India is for port-based economic development.
moving forward, inspired by its This is why New India is now writing
glorious maritime history. Through a new chapter in the renaissance of
the development of modern ports, that golden history. The importance
improved maritime connectivity, of maritime power and strength is de-
and the construction of state-of- scribed in Indian religious texts as well
the-art infrastructure, the country as modern works. With this in mind,
is infusing new energy into the New India is achieving new milestones
maritime sector. Through this, in maritime infrastructure. Continu-
India is not only accelerating trade ous work is underway to strengthen
the entire maritime infrastructure
and industrial growth, but also ecosystem. The capacity of India’s
providing a new impetus to national major ports has doubled in the past
security, global competitiveness, and decade. Thousands of kilometers of
strategic self-reliance... new roads have been built to strength-
en port connectivity. Prime Minister
On the occasion of National Narendra Modi’s vision of “Ports for
Maritime Day (April 5), let us Prosperity” and “Ports for Progress”
learn how India has taken is continuously bringing about change
significant steps over the past on the ground, furthering the mantra
11 years towards becoming one of “Ports for Productivity” in action.
of the world’s leading maritime India is also modernizing its coastal
powers. These efforts are shipping. The development of inland
expected to spur investment of waterways in India is also undergoing
approximately ₹8 trillion in the significant changes. History bears
maritime sector by 2047 and witness that whenever India’s mari-
create approximately 15 million time capabilities have been strong, the
new jobs. With its Maritime country and the world have benefited
Amrit Kaal vision, New India is greatly. With this vision, systematic
rapidly progressing towards the efforts have been underway over the
past decade to strengthen this sector.
goal of a Viksit Bharat…
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