Modi Outlines 2047 Vision in Independence Day Address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his 13th consecutive Independence Day address from the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2026, outlining an ambitious roadmap for transforming India into a developed nation by 2047. The speech, marking the country's 80th Independence Day, centered on the theme of "Viksit Bharat 2047" and introduced a seven-part reform framework called "Sapt Dhara" or "Seven Streams of Strength."

Modi's address emphasized strategic self-reliance across critical sectors, including technology, energy, and manufacturing, as a response to an increasingly uncertain global order. He announced a major push for youth empowerment, pledging to provide artificial intelligence skill training to one crore (10 million) young people over the next year. The Prime Minister also unveiled plans for a nationwide network of free online coaching for competitive examinations, aiming to reduce the financial burden on poor and middle-class families dependent on private coaching.

The "Sapt Dhara" framework encompasses manufacturing power, agriculture and food processing, technology and innovation, infrastructure development, defence capability, the green and blue economy, and...