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Dependence on other countries India's main adversary, says Modi
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
|September 21, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India's biggest adversary is its dependence on other nations as he raised the pitch for self-reliance, calling for indigenous production of items across sectors, from “chips to ships”.
Addressing an event in Gujarat's Bhavnagar, from where he unveiled maritime and development projects worth over 34,200 in different states, Modi said that reliance on others will hurt the country's self-respect.
This story is from the September 21, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Bengaluru.
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