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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicAatmanirbhar Bharat

Topic: Aatmanirbhar Bharat

How Neel Patel ‘conned’ Indians out of crores, with dreams of Atmanirbhar Bharat & a cheap iPhone

Swadeshi apps and influential Twitter friends drew many to Patel. As his father is arrested as part of probe into alleged multi-crore web of scams, Patel says he didn't do anything illegal.

Not swadeshi, samarthya is the answer to India’s economic nationalism

Swadeshi has found a new wind in Indian politics as a form of popular resistance to China. But raising barriers to Chinese imports only affects those lower down the income pyramid.

How Modi is repeating Nehru’s mistake by evoking self-sufficiency

The more Modi tries to relegate Nehru to the back pages of history, the more the first prime minister leaps out. But Modi needs to learn that self-sufficiency won’t put food on the table.

US exporters continue to encounter significant trade barriers in India, claims report

According to 2021 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, the US goods trade deficit with India was $23.8 billion last year, a 1.7% increase over 2019.

At core of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ is to create wealth, values for humanity, says PM Modi

Speaking at the launch of e-book version of Swami Chidbhavananda's 'Bhagavad’ Gita, the PM said 1.3 billion people of India have decided they are going to make India 'Atmanirbhar'.

Govt aims to take rural industries’ turnover to Rs 5 lakh crore, says Rajnath Singh

Hailing the 'Hunar Haat' initiative of the Minority Affairs Ministry, Rajnath said it would go a long way in achieving the objective of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'.

Why Modi govt is liberalising mapping policies & what free access to geospatial data means

Ending a colonial-era legacy, Modi govt will now allow private companies to produce, acquire & disseminate geospatial data and conduct mapping without prior approval.

In boost to Atmanirbhar Bharat, security forces to get India-made Israeli assault rifles

Special forces and others using these assault rifles used to import them from the Israel Weapons Industry, a former Israeli government firm that was privatised in 2005.

India will be atmanirbhar when state-of-the-art defence systems are developed — DRDO chief

Speaking at IIT-Bhubaneswar, Dr G Satheesh Reddy urged students to learn next-generation tech related to artificial intelligence and cyber security, to help India grow.

‘Nothing in Union Budget for common man’ — Opposition parties attack govt in Rajya Sabha

Congress, BSP, AAP and Left leaders questioned the model of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and asked if it meant surrendering everything to the capitalists.

On Camera

Violent Indian men are now ideal lovers in Bollywood movies

Kabir Singh started Bollywood's misogyny Olympics. 2025's top contender is Dhanush and Kriti Sanon-starrer Tere Ishk Mein.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.