In his televised speech to the nation on the eve of India\u2019s 74th Independence Day, the President of India H.E.Ram Nath Kovind said the country is deeply indebted to all the frontline workers who are helping tackle the coronavirus pandemic. \u201cThis year\u2019s Independence Day celebrations will be restrained as the deadly virus has disrupted all activities and taken a huge human toll.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a superhuman effort on the part of the government to respond effectively in meeting the challenges due to COVID-19 pandemic. With these efforts, we have gained control over the global epidemic and have succeeded in saving a large number of people\u2019s lives, setting an example for the whole world.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe nation is indebted to all the doctors, nurses and other health workers who have been frontline warriors in this fight against the coronavirus. \u201cAll these warriors rose above the limits of their duty, saved lives and ensured availability of essential services,\u201d said the president in his speech.<\/p>\n
He added that the pandemic has taught \u201ctough lessons\u201d of life and \u201cdemolished the illusion that human beings are the masters of nature.\u201d He appealed to humanity to \u201ccorrect its course and live in harmony with nature\u201d and said the crisis offered opportunities for economic revival. He pointed out that India has been at the forefront in evolving regional and global strategies for an effective response to the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n
The pandemic, like climate change, has awakened the global community to our shared destiny, said the president as he saw more importance in \u2018human-centric collaboration\u2019 than \u2018economy-centric inclusion\u2019. He also appealed to rise above all man-made differences, strengthen virtue in conduct, expand public health infrastructure and accelerate developments in science and technology\u2014a reminder on how India built covid-related medical items such as ventilators or PPE kits almost from scratch and is now able to even export to other countries.<\/p>\n
He also spoke about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s push for self-reliance in view of the global pandemic, and added that India\u2019s tradition has always been not to live for ourselves, \u201cbut work for the well-being of the entire world\u201d. India will continue to engage with the world economy while maintaining its identity, said the president, adding, \u201cIndia\u2019s self-reliance means being self-sufficient without alienating or creating distance from the world.<\/p>\n
The President also paid tribute to the 20 Indian soldiers who were killed in June during a clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley. \u201cThose worthy sons of Bharat Mata lived and died for national pride. The entire nation salutes the martyrs of Galwan Valley,\u201d said the president.<\/p>\n
He slammed China\u2019s \u201cmisadventure of expansion\u201d at a time when the world needs to come together to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which he termed the \u201cgreatest challenge before humanity\u201d. He warned the belligerent neighbor that India is \u201ccapable of giving a befitting response to any attempt of aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In his televised speech to the nation on the eve of India\u2019s 74th Independence Day, the President of India H.E.Ram Nath Kovind said the country is deeply indebted to all the frontline workers who are helping tackle the coronavirus pandemic. \u201cThis year\u2019s Independence Day celebrations will be restrained as the deadly virus has disrupted all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1126],"tags":[4070,127],"class_list":["post-52606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india","category-india-independence-day","tag-corona-warriors","tag-india"],"yoast_head":"\n