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th Independence
Day Celebrations
COVER STORY
A Secure, Capable Bharat’s
Defence Revolution
Amid the changing nature of warfare, PM Modi announced the modernisation of civil
defence, alongside progress on Mission Sudarshan Chakra and defence exports...
n The nature of warfare is changing today; there defence; we must develop next-generation
is no longer a guarantee that conflict will be defence technologies and become a global
confined to the borders. Modern warfare can supplier.
target refineries, the banking sector, or data n We must develop drones and counter-drone
centres — infrastructure and factories are being systems, and take leadership in hypersonic
destroyed. defence technologies. Cybersecurity is also
n I am announcing today from the Red Fort that, becoming a concern for every household today,
in the coming days, we will create a vibrant and we can harness the capabilities of our youth
network of civil defence, and we will familiarize here too.
citizens with modern systems. n We announced Mission Sudarshan Chakra some
n We are going to create a huge voluntary force of years ago, and work on it is progressing rapidly.
civil defence to protect citizens from modern Our defence exports have increased by almost
crises and overcome modern challenges. 50 times, and our weapons are reaching about
n There is no alternative to being self-reliant in 100 countries. India’s prestige on the global stage
is gradually rising.
“Public participation is
the greatest asset in a
democracy. If we steer the
nation with the involvement
of its 1.25 billion citizens, the
country will advance by 1.25
billion steps at every moment;
that is why public participation
has been emphasized through
the concept of ‘Team India’.”
(Excerpt of the speech from the ramparts of the
Red Fort on Independence Day 2015)
28 NEW INDIA SAMACHAR || Sep 01-15, 2026 Picture from Independence Day 2015
