India at 80. Modi and Murmu Chart the Path Towards Viksit Bharat
From Jan Dhan accounts to Lakhpati Didis to AI training for 10 million youth — what the President's and Prime Minister's Independence Day speeches reveal about the road to 2047.
While India celebrates its 80th Independence Day, the two main addresses to the nation conveyed a largely convergent message. President Droupadi Murmu, speaking on the eve of Independence Day, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the country on Saturday morning from the Red Fort, placed self-reliance, security, technology, and inclusive development at the centre of India’s ambitions for the next two decades.
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