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Day Celebrations
COVER STORY

The Resolve for
Viksit Bharat @2047

As India completes 100 years of independence in 2047, PM Modi connected the
resolve to build a developed India with the hard work of 140 crore citizens...

n A nation becomes great and achieves its goals remained caught up in an attitude of “it will
when it moves forward on the strength of its happen, things will move along, we’ll see what
dreams, its resolutions, and its capabilities. happens.” By 2014, the entire world had dumped
n We can no longer move forward with small us among the Fragile Five.
dreams. Big dreams expand our thinking, and n When we complete 100 years of independence in
broaden the horizons of our vision as well. 2047, we will have built a Viksit Bharat, through
When our resolve is strong, the ability to find a the efforts and hard work of 140 crore citizens.
way through difficulties and even in the midst of n Over the past 12 years, crores of citizens from
disasters emerges on its own. every section of society made every possible
n Our resolutions must also be high, because when effort with determination and dedication to take
our dreams are high and our resolutions are high, the nation to new heights. 25 crore citizens have
the heights of our capabilities also rise, and only overcome poverty and risen out of poverty in
then can we turn our dreams into reality. such a short period.
n The country became independent with many n We were once counted among the Fragile Five,
dreams, but we were unable to pick up the pace; but within 12 years, we have become a major
we could not achieve the speed we needed. We economy and the fastest-growing major economy.

“We have now established
a ‘new normal’: we will
no longer distinguish
between terrorists
and those who harbor,
nurture, or empower
them.”

(Excerpt of the speech from the ramparts of the
Red Fort on Independence Day 2025)

Picture from Independence Day 2025 Sep 01-15, 2026 || NEW INDIA SAMACHAR 17