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		</div><p>India will soon launch a 1.35 trillion dollar national infrastructure plan that will boost the country’s economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced as part of Independence Day celebrations.</p>
<p>Wearing a flowing bright saffron-coloured turban, Mr Modi addressed the nation from New Delhi’s 17th-century Mughal-era Red Fort to mark the 74th anniversary of India’s independence from British rule.</p>
<p>He said the infrastructure plan will create job opportunities for millions of Indian youth.</p>
<p>“It will help local manufacturers turn globally competitive and also develop possibilities of new future economic zones in the country,” he said.</p>
<p>India’s economy, pummelled by the coronavirus pandemic, contracted 7.3% in the fiscal year that ended in March.</p>
<p>Economists fear there will be no rebound similar to the ones seen in the US and other major economies.</p>
<p>In his 90-minute speech, Mr Modi also listed his government’s achievements since 2014 and hailed India’s coronavirus vaccination campaign.</p>
<p>“We are proud that we didn’t have to depend on any other country for Covid-19 vaccines. Imagine what would have happened if India didn’t have its own vaccine,” he said.</p>
<p>India has given more than 500 million doses of vaccines but its vaccination drive has been marred by its slow pace.</p>
<p>About 11% of eligible adult Indians have been fully vaccinated so far.</p>
<p>Mr Modi also said India was committed to meeting targets for the reduction of its carbon footprint.</p>
<p>He said his government would invest more in electric mobility, solar energy and “green hydrogen” – which does not emit carbon dioxide – as part of its goal to make India energy independent by 2047.</p>
<p>Mr Modi began his speech by praising India’s athletes who took part in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics.</p>
<p>India won one gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the Games.</p>
<p>India celebrates its Independence Day a day after its neighbour Pakistan.</p>
<p>The two separate states came into existence as a result of the bloody partition of British India in 1947.</p>
<p>The process sparked some of the worst communal violence the world has seen and left hundreds of thousands dead.</p>
<p>It triggered one of the largest human migrations in history and some 12 million people fled their homes.</p>
<p>On Saturday, Mr Modi announced that August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.</p>
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