NAGPUR, Oct 2: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday advocated ‘swadeshi’ (use of indigenous resources) and ‘swavalamban’ (self-reliance), stressing that international trade and economic relations should be on India’s terms and not out of compulsion.
He asserted that US tariffs would not pose a challenge to the country.
Addressing the annual Vijayadashmi rally of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at Reshimbagh here, Bhagwat said the responses of other nations after the Pahalgam attack revealed the nature and extent of their friendship with India.
The event also marked the centenary celebrations of the Sangh.
Former President Ram Nath Kovind was the chief guest of the programme and Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were also present.
Bhagwat also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose birth anniversaries are celebrated on October 2.
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