PoliticsModi rails against corruption, dynasties in national day speech
PM previews likely tone of India's upcoming general election campaign
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi on Aug. 15. © Reuters
KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer
August 15, 2023 17:39 JST
NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for uprooting the evils of "corruption and dynasty politics" to safeguard the nation's economic development in a thinly veiled jab at the opposition on the country's Independence Day.