Independence Day, highlighted that India is moving towards self-reliance by improving domestic manufacturing and has even started exporting to other countries.
PM Modi emphasized that India has become self-reliant in mobile phone manufacturing and is now exporting to other countries. «There was a time when we imported mobile phones, but today we have built a mobile phone manufacturing ecosystem, and now we have started exporting mobile phones to the world,» said PM Modi.
Regarding the defence sector, PM Modi stated that India is becoming self-reliant in defence manufacturing.
He said, «We are becoming self-reliant in the defence sector. Today, we have our own identity in defence equipment manufacturing. India is emerging as a defence manufacturing hub.»
On the toy industry, PM Modi noted that India used to import toys, but with improvements in domestic manufacturing, India now not only produces toys for domestic consumption but also exports them to other countries.
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«In the past, it was said that toys came from abroad; today, I can proudly say that toys from my country are reaching global markets with a bang,» PM Modi said.
PM Modi also shared that many large companies and investors from around the world want to invest in India and urged states to seize this opportunity and attract investors.
«Today, many big companies and investors of the world want to invest in India. This is a golden opportunity. I urge the State governments