India does not build its relations on a 'taken-for-granted' basis," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday while addressing the nation on its 75th Independence Day anniversary; trust and reliability, he said, are the bases of India's relations with the global community.
"The world gets happiness from our growth and not envy," PM Modi said in a veiled message to China, which is often criticized for its perceived expansionist policies and predatory lending.
He said there is now an increasing realization that India is a country whose growth brings about celebrations across the globe.
The international reception received by the successful Chandrayan Mission was one example, he added.
Hailing the concept of a global economy as a 'gift of India', PM Modi said, "India does not build relations on 'taken-for-granted basis'. Our relations are based on trust and reliability and even the world is realizing it."
Recalling the Covid crisis, he said: "We could have earned crores of dollars by using our capacity to produce vaccines, it would have been beneficial for India but a setback for humanity. But our values did not allow us to do this and we helped several nations during the crisis."
The world began believing that India is a reliable partner during calamity, he said.
The all-round changes that are occurring in the country are also increasing the global community's trust in India which is taking a lead in giving a direction to the global future on a number of issues, he said.
Showcasing the model of 'Jan Shakti se Rashtra Nirman' (nation building with public participation), PM Modi said the country was ahead at an unprecedented speed as the targets for the next 25 years had been set on the basis of public debate.
"Double AI advantage is the other factor that is going to make the next century the India Century. The double advantage is that of Artificial Intelligence and Aspirational India," the PM said.
"Our policies are formed keeping aspirational India in mind," he said, referring to the UDAN scheme which has helped the common man fly and brings a connectivity revolution.".
He added that the government is committed to the formulation of policies targeting ease of living, improved quality of life, and the welfare of the youth and women.
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