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August 27, 2025

Unveils exports to 100 nations from Gujarat, calls it a decisive step towards self-reliance

- DILIP SINGH KSHATRIYA @ Ahmedabad

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled a landmark leap in India's clean mobility drive from Hansalpur, Gujarat, announcing that Electric Vehicles made in India will now be exported to 100 countries, and hybrid battery electrode manufacturing has begun.

Calling it a "new chapter in Bharat's Make in India journey," the PM projected India as the hub of EVs, semiconductors, and futuristic industries, while tying it to India-Japan friendship and his vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Modi inaugurated the country's latest green mobility initiatives on Tuesday. Linking the moment to Ganeshotsav festivities, he declared: "Make in India, Make for the World from today, EVs made in India will be exported to 100 countries."

He also announced the start of hybrid battery electrode manufacturing, describing it as a decisive step toward achieving Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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