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Rising Bharat | NATION
Steadfast Effort
to Strengthen
Capabilities
The scriptures say, “तत् त्वम असि�!” That is, what we seek
in the Brahman is within us; it is us ourselves. We have
to recognize the strength that we possess. Over the
past 11 years, India has recognized this strength and is
steadfastly empowering it. Addressing the News18
Rising Bharat Summit on February 27, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi said that in the past 11 years, a new
energy has flowed into the nation’s consciousness...
trength does not arise sudden-
Sly in a country; it is built over Strengthening Shipping & Port Infrastructure
generations. It is honed through India spends over n6 lakh crore annually on freight charges for cargo
knowledge, tradition, hard work, transported by foreign ships. Fertilizer imports cost n2.25 lakh crore
and experience. Addressing the annually. Petroleum imports cost n11 lakh crore annually. This means
News18 Rising Bharat Summit, lakhs of crores of rupees are being lost every year. To avoid paying n6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lakh crore to foreign ships, the central government is strengthening
said that when a nation’s hidden Indian shipping and port infrastructure. New plants are being set up to
strength awakens, it achieves increase domestic fertilizer production, and nano-urea is being promoted.
new accomplishments. India’s To reduce dependence on petroleum, ethanol blending, the Green
digital public infrastructure has Hydrogen Mission, solar, and electric mobility are being prioritized.
become a topic of discussion
around the world. We have worked on manufacturing,
There was a time when India emphasized Make in India,
was merely a consumer of new strengthened our banking system,
technology. Today, India is both
a creator of new technology and controlled inflation, and made
setting new standards. This is India the global growth engine.
because India has recognized its This is India’s strength that
potential. At the event, PM Modi
said that as we move forward developed countries are coming
with pride, the way the world forward to negotiate trade deals
views us also changes. Until a
few years ago, any event in India with India
was rarely discussed or given
much attention. Today, whatever Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
India does, whatever actions
take place here, is analyzed glob-
ally. The AI Summit is an example Scan the QR code to view the full
programme of the Prime Minister.
of this. n
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