# Modi celebrates ‘power of India’s youth’ in Independence Day address

https://mins.news/en/video/22946

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-15 11:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHY8GoyTjPY

> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his Independence Day speech from New Delhi’s Red Fort on Saturday to praise the “power of India’s youth.” He said young people have an “immense role” in turning India into a developed nation and would be its “greatest beneficiaries.”

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