Independence Day: India s economic history is revealing its painful past under British colonialism. Economic historian, Utsa Patnaik s research suggests the British colonial regime looted almost $45tn from India from 1765 to 1938. This astronomical sum is fifteen times the annual GDP of the UK today.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge did not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi s Independence Day speech at Red Fort. In a recorded video, Kharge paid tribute to India s freedom fighters and the contributions of past Prime Ministers, including Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Rajiv Gandhi, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Manmohan Singh and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on the nation to rid itself of corruption, nepotism and appeasement. Speaking at India s 77th Independence Day celebrations, he cited corruption as having had a particularly significant impact on the country s capabilities and emphasised that fighting corruption in every sector was a lifelong commitment.
Just like many previous occasions, this year too Indians across the world on Tuesday enthusiastically celebrated India s 77th Independence Day by gathering at the diplomatic missions, exchanging greetings and rendering the national anthem and patriotic songs.
Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that his Hindu faith guides him in every aspect of his life and gives him the courage to do the best as the PM of Britain. | World News