President highlights self-reliance during Operation Sindoor

Operation Sindoor will go down in history as an example in humanity's fight against terrorism, President Droupadi Murmu told the nation on the eve ofthe 79th Independence Day on Thursday, as she hailed the test of Atmanirbhar Bharat during the conflict and the nation’s unity, which according her, was the most befitting response to those who wanted to divide India.

- Saubhadra Chatterji

In a 40-minute address, Murmu didn’t refer to American tariffs on India but noted a “stress” in the global economy. She said that “all key indicators” show the Indian economy in the pink of health and “demand at home is pacing ahead”. The President mentioned how welfare schemes were designed to prevent people from slipping back to poverty. She said income inequality and regional disparities were reducing and said astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's space journey had “fired a whole generation to dream bigger.”