Addressing countrymen from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 77th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that after the Covid, the world order and the definition of the geopolitical equation have changed and added that India has become the voice of global south. 
Listing out the achievements of his government in the last nine years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that more than Rs 100 lakh crores have been given to states under his tenure adding that before 2014 only Rs 30 lakh crores were given.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there has been an unprecedented surge in India's exports and noted that India is now the world’s fifth-largest economy due to the efforts of 140 crore citizens
Addressing countrymen from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 77th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for peace in strife-torn Manipur saying that people across the country stand with the people of the Northeast state.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah extended warm wishes to the country on the occasion of Independence Day while paying his tributes to the heroes of India's freedom struggle.
Upon his arrival at the Red Fort, PM Modi was received by Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, Raksha Rajya Mantri, Ajay Bhatt, and Defence Secretary, Giridhar Aramane.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived at Rajghat in the national capital and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the country's 77th Independence Day.
Antony Blinken stated that India and US have a "strong bond" as the two nations work together for a world that is open, prosperous, secure, stable and resilient.
With the nation echoing with zeal and enthusiasm on the occassion of 77th Independence Day, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hoisted the tricolour at his residence in New Delhi.
In view of the 77th Independence Day, a state level celebrations will be held in front of Old Secretariat, Panaji, Goa on August 15, wherein the Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant will hoist the National tricolour and address the people.