Atmanirbhar Bharat not a closed economy, it's global: NITI Aayog V-C

Self-reliance is not the same thing as self-sufficiency, NITI Aayog V-C said

The Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative is not a closed economy but it's being globally competitive, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday as he stressed the need for building trust between the private investor, the government, the academia and the civil society.
 

Self-reliance is not the same thing as self-sufficiency, he said about the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative at the 12th Foundation Day Lecture virtually on the topic "Atmanirbhar Bharat: Challenges in Imple­mentation” organised by ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, deemed to-be University.
 

“It (Atmanirbhar Bharat) does not in any sense mean a closed economy. Self-reliance is not the same thing