In a fiery address at the Rising Bharat Summit-2026 in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dissected India’s evolution from a colonized mindset to a self-assured global player. ‘Strength emerges from generations of wisdom, heritage, toil, and lessons learned,’ he declared, lamenting how prolonged enslavement bred inferiority, amplified by foreign doctrines labeling Indians as illiterate imitators.
Post-freedom, this mindset persisted, its scars evident in today’s trade negotiations. ‘Developed countries’ eagerness for pacts with India stuns some – the answer lies in our renewed confidence post-despair,’ Modi explained. Absent the pre-2014 fragility and paralysis, no deals would materialize.
Over 11 years, India infused fresh energy: Electrified homes from 3 crore dark households, solar supremacy, metro expansion to third globally, and high-speed rail revolutions like Vande Bharat. In AI’s fourth industrial wave, India shapes the future with homegrown startups, celebrated at the national AI Summit.
Congress’s attempt to sabotage this event before international dignitaries revealed their desperation, as Modi put it: ‘Frustration and ego led them to bare their ideological nudity.’ They shield misdeeds behind Gandhi while glorifying a dynasty. True opposition offers visions, not vendettas – voters have demoted Congress accordingly, from 39% votes in 1984 to scraps today.
With youth voters rising, Congress fades. Bengal’s blockade of Ayushman Bharat exemplifies petty politics over public good. As India rises, the public wisely withholds votes from the unworthy.