PM pushes self-reliance, hails India’s Russia ties

GREATER NOIDA: India is moving towards its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047 despite global disruptions and uncertainty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, highlighting the country’s historic ties with Moscow at a time when Washington DC is pushing New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil.

- Maria Khan

Inaugurating the third edition of the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS-2025) at the India Expo Centre & Mart in Greater Noida, Modi also hailed the reforms in Goods and Services Tax. Later in the day in Banswara, he attacked the Opposition, saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party government was “healing the wounds” caused by Congress rule.

“Today, India is moving towards its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047. Despite the disruptions and uncertainty taking place in the world, India’s growth is impressive. Disruptions do not distract us, but we find new directions from within those circumstances, we find opportunities for a new direction,” Modi said in a 29-minute address in Greater Noida.

The PM also underlined his self-reliance pitch, saying India was strengthening the foundation for the coming decades amid disruptions.

"In this changing world, the more a country depends on others, the more compromised its growth will be. And therefore, it is no longer acceptable for a country like India to depend on anyone, hence India will have to be made self-reliant. Every product we can make in India, we must make it in India," he added.