A nation with a strong defence industry will not only be more secure. It will also reap rich economic benefits - it can boost investment, expand manufacturing, support enterprise, raise the technology level and increase economic growth in the country.

We must therefore act together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world.

By common endeavor we can raise the country to a new greatness, while a lack of unity will expose us to fresh calamities.

Much of India that we dream of still lies ahead of us: housing, power, water and sanitation for all; bank accounts and insurance for every citizen; connected and prosperous villages; and, smart and sustainable cities.

We must always reiterate this. The greater the foreign dependence, the greater the country's failure. For global peace, stability, and prosperity, the country with the world's largest population must become Self Reliance.

I dream of a Digital India where high-speed Digital Highways unite the Nation.