'Daam kam, dum zyada': PM Modi’s strong pitch amid tariff war; big 'Make in India' push on Independence Day

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday from the ramparts of Red Fort, gave a befitting reply to US President Donald Trump's tariff threat with a big 'Make in India' push. Making a strong pitch for self-reliant India, PM Modi said that India must focus on producing high-quality products and work on 'Daam kam, dum zyada' mantra. Addressing the nation on the 79th Independence Day, PM Modi said that the world is confident about India's economy. "We are a ray of hope amidst the global instability. Inflation is under control," he added. Giving push to Make-in-India and vocal for local, PM Modi said, "The world values quality, and if we want to strengthen India's image in the global market, we must focus on producing high-quality products. We should work with the mantra: ‘Daam kam, dum zyada’ (lower cost, higher value). "Our independence came through immense sacrifice. Remember those years, when an entire nation lived and struggled for freedom. Their dedication gave us independence. Today, our mantra should be ‘Samriddh Bharat’, a prosperous India. If we continue to be vocal for local, we will achieve prosperity. The previous generation gave us freedom; this generation must commit to making India truly prosperous," PM Modi said from Red Fort.

PM Modi, who also broke Indira Gandhi's record with 12 consecutive Independence Day speeches, emphasised the need for commitment to 'vocal for local.' He said that it is a key prosperous India. "If we could get independence from sacrifices of people, then with the commitment, vocal for local, we can get prosperous India. This generation should aim for prosperous India." The Prime Minister further urged influencers and all political parties to take the vocal for local mission forward. "I want to ask all the influencers, all political parties to help me in taking this forward, this is not an agenda of a particular party, India is everyone's, we should together make the mantra of vocal for local everyone's. We should focus on indigenous products. We should only buy indigenous products," he said.