Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that reforms are a conviction for his government, not a compulsion or a buzzword. The statement sought to frame his administration’s economic policy approach as driven by principle rather than external pressure.
Modi outlined India’s growth trajectory, energy security priorities and self-reliance push in his speech. The assertion on reforms comes amid a series of policy changes spanning taxation, labour laws, agriculture and foreign investment rules. By characterising reforms as conviction-based, the Prime Minister signalled continuity in the government’s economic liberalisation agenda.
