Govt working tirelessly to bring back Indians stuck in Ukraine: PM Modi
India Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government is working tirelessly to bring back all Indians stuck in Ukraine.
The government is working tirelessly to bring back all Indians stuck in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday.
Addressing an election rally in Basti in Uttar Pradesh, Modi pointed to the turmoil prevailing in the world and pitched for strengthening the country by making it “atmanirbhar” (self-reliant). He also targeted his political opponents.
India on Saturday began the evacuation of its stranded citizens amid the Russian military offensive in Ukraine. With the Ukrainian airspace being closed for civil aircraft operations, the Indian evacuation flights are operating out of Romanian capital Bucharest and Hungarian capital Budapest.
The prime minister said the government is working tirelessly to evacuate all Indians stranded in Ukraine.
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It is time to rise above barriers of caste and religion and strengthen the country by making it “atmanirbhar”, he told the rally.
Previous governments led by dynasts kept India dependent on foreign countries for its defence needs, but now the priority is “atmanirbhar”, he said.
