Not self-reliance, focus must be on 'competitive India'

In her customary address to the nation on the eve of the Republic Day, President Droupadi Murmu said that this is the time of an epochal transformation. Many would associate this statement with the words of the Prime Minister three days earlier at Ayodhya that this is Bharat’s time and Bharat is now going to move forward. Many others would look at the march of technology and how it is transforming the way we live. Some others would pause to reflect on the road travelled, take stock of the present situation and focus on the tasks ahead. 

The President said that

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