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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicAtmanirbhar Bharat

Topic: Atmanirbhar Bharat

India knows how to look the enemy in the eye and retaliate: PM Modi on Mann ki Baat

In his monthly radio programme Mann ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to 20 Indian soldiers killed in action in Galwan Valley clash with China.

India can be the next China, but only if it is more open to foreign investment

While India's forex reserves and investments have increased, PM Modi's Atmanirbhar Bharat is harking back to a protectionist past.

BJP struggles to spread Modi’s atmanirbhar message, meets only 30% of its target

BJP had set itself a target of 10 crore families to communicate the PM’s message in a month, but has so far managed to distribute the letter to only 3 crore families.

Govt’s immediate priority has to be to address loss of lives and livelihoods: Uday Kotak

Speaking to ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta at Off The Cuff, Kotak Mahindra Bank MD & CEO Uday Kotak said govt could explore direct cash transfers route if needed.

Why Modi’s goal to make India ‘Atmanirbhar’ is going to be anything but easy

India is simplifying labour laws & has cut corporate tax rates but cumbersome land acquisition rules, forex controls & lethargic bureaucracy are challenges.

India’s sex toys industry is fulfilling the desire to become ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’

‘Made in India’ sex toys pose a dilemma for India’s Right-wing, should we be sankaari or ‘aatmanirbhar’?

‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ needs both import-substitution and export industrialisation

The Modi govt has tried to avoid labels of protectionism, but one can see presence of import-substitution policies in the govt’s post-Covid-19 stimulus package.

Auctioned coal blocks will create 2.8 lakh jobs, attract Rs 33,000 cr investment: Amit Shah

Shah said in line with Atmanirbhar Bharat, this decision will make India self-reliant in the energy sector by introducing competition and boosting coal production.

Should turn Covid-19 crisis into opportunity to create ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, says PM Modi

Addressing a session of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, PM Modi said the crisis gave lessons on how to speed up efforts towards being self-reliant.

Modi’s Atmanirbhar package paves way for Make in India 2.0 in post-Covid world

Make in India 1.0 was successful in starting a manufacturing movement. Make in India 2.0 can lay its base.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Asia’s growth outlook remains positive despite external uncertainties, says ADB

The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.