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Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Friday (January 23, 2026) said India was establishing itself arsenic a resolute federation and knows however to summation its power, negociate it responsibly and usage it.
Mr. Modi was addressing a relation to observe Parakram Diwas, the commencement day of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
He said that a anemic federation finds it hard to execute its goals, and therefore, Netaji Bose ever dreamt of a beardown nation.
"In the 21st century, India excessively is establishing itself arsenic a almighty and resolute nation," Mr. Modi said, addressing the programme successful the Andaman and Nicobar Islands via video-conferencing.
He said that during Operation Sindoor, India struck backmost by entering the homes of those who inflicted it with wounds and destroying them. "India contiguous knows however to summation its power, however to negociate responsibly, and however to usage power," Modi said.
The Prime Minister said that pursuing Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's imaginativeness of a beardown India, the authorities was moving to marque the defence assemblage self-reliant.
"Earlier, India was babelike lone connected importing weapons from abroad, but contiguous India's defence exports person crossed Rs 23,000 crore," helium said.
The Prime Minister said that the indigenously built BrahMos and different missiles were attracting planetary attention. "India is modernising its equipped forces with the powerfulness of self-reliance," Mr. Modi said.
He slammed the erstwhile governments for insulting Bose's bequest by not granting it the designation it deserved.
"After Independence, the past of our federation and its achievements were meant to beryllium celebrated and cherished with pride. However, the leaders successful authorities astatine that clip were plagued by insecurity," Mr. Modi said.
"They sought to property the recognition for our state solely to 1 family. As a effect of this governmental self-interest, overmuch of the country's affluent past was neglected," helium said.
Mr. Modi stated that aft Independence, the glorious past of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands should person been preserved, but those who came to powerfulness astatine that clip carried a consciousness of insecurity.
He remarked that they wanted to bounds the recognition for state to lone 1 family, and successful this governmental self-interest, the nation's past was neglected.
Mr. Modi said the Andaman and Nicobar Islands excessively were near tied to the individuality of assemblage rule, with its islands inactive known by the names of British officers adjacent 70 years aft Independence.
The Prime Minister said that his authorities ended this injustice of history, and therefore, Port Blair has present go 'Shri Vijaypuram', a sanction that reminds radical of Netaji’s victory.
Similarly, different islands were renamed arsenic Swaraj Dweep, Shaheed Dweep, and Subhash Dweep, helium said, adding that successful 2023, arsenic galore arsenic 21 islands of the Andamans were named aft 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees.
The Prime Minister said that names linked to slavery were being erased successful Andaman and Nicobar, and the caller names of escaped India are establishing their identity.
