<p>Delivering his seventh straight Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the call for "Atmanirbhar Bharat" (self-reliant India) has captured people's imagination and become a "mantra" for everyone, as he pushed for raising India's share in the global economy.</p>.<p>For how long India will keep exporting raw materials and import finished products, Modi said in his address to the nation on the occasion of India's 74th Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort, and asked citizens to prepare themselves for a self-reliant India.</p>.<p>He also listed out a number of reform measures undertaken by his government which has resulted in a record Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country last year.</p>.<div><p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/independence-day-indian-independence-day-live-news-updates-narendra-modi-speech-red-fort-delhi-british-raj-74th-independence-day-celebrations-873483.html">Follow DH's live coverage Independence Day celebrations here</a></strong></p><div><strong>Watch PM Modi's full speech here:</strong></div><div><br /></div></div>
<p>Delivering his seventh straight Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the call for "Atmanirbhar Bharat" (self-reliant India) has captured people's imagination and become a "mantra" for everyone, as he pushed for raising India's share in the global economy.</p>.<p>For how long India will keep exporting raw materials and import finished products, Modi said in his address to the nation on the occasion of India's 74th Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort, and asked citizens to prepare themselves for a self-reliant India.</p>.<p>He also listed out a number of reform measures undertaken by his government which has resulted in a record Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country last year.</p>.<div><p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/independence-day-indian-independence-day-live-news-updates-narendra-modi-speech-red-fort-delhi-british-raj-74th-independence-day-celebrations-873483.html">Follow DH's live coverage Independence Day celebrations here</a></strong></p><div><strong>Watch PM Modi's full speech here:</strong></div><div><br /></div></div>
