External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said that in the next 25 years, India must build "deep national strengths" that will drive its transition towards a developed economy and leading power.
Flagging the dangers of dependence on a limited number of suppliers, challenges of technology, and "weaponisation of market dominance", he asserted that the country's goals and ambitions cannot be determined by "the goodwill of others".
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