India's biggest enemy is its dependence on other nations; self-reliance only remedy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India's main adversary is its dependence on other nations as he made a strong pitch for “aatmanirbharta” and called for indigenous production of everything from semiconductor chips to ships.

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Speaking at the ‘Samudra se Samruddhi' event, where he inaugurated and laid foundation stones of projects worth Rs 34,200 crore, Modi said all the problems of India have only one solution, and that is self-reliance.

"India is moving forward with the spirit of global brotherhood and India has no major enemy in the world today, but in true terms, India’s biggest adversary is dependence on other nations," stated the Prime Minister, emphasising that this dependence must be collectively defeated.

He said greater foreign dependence leads to greater national failure. "For global peace, stability, and prosperity, the world’s most populous country must become self-reliant," Modi said, and cautioned that reliance on others compromises national self-respect.