Happy Independence Day!

[Rakesh]

Happy Independence Day to all on BRF!

This year, is really special thanks to our Armed Forces' stupendous success during Operation Sindoor.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/SonicLancer/status/1955981918413185346 ---> 90 hours of sheer professionalism, guts and glory. And a much deserved - 4 SYSMs, 5 UYSMs, 9 VrCs, 1 SC, 13 YSMs & 26 VM (G). Way to go IAF! You have made history!! Never been more proud of the Warriors in Blue!!!

[Mukesh.Kumar]

Happy Independence Day BRFites.

I pray that the Indian military will soon organize a shandaar fireworks display in our Western backyard
.

Jai Hind

[Vayutuvan]

A very happy independence day. Looking forward to watching the celebrations in Delhi. Is DD the best bet?

[Rakesh]

President approves 127 Gallantry awards, 40 Distinguished Service awards & 290 Mention-in-Despatches on the eve of 79th Independence Day
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetai ... ID=2156515
14 Aug 2025

[bala]

Happy Independenc day, the armed forces require a massive congratulations on Operation Sindoor. Not one pane of glass shattered! Excellent indeed.

[krisna]

Happy independence day to all fellow Indians and BRFites.

Happy new Bharat.

Bold decisive and to pinpoint accuracy as demonstrated by operation Sindoor.

Hope to hear and see more of operation Sindoor to its completion with destruction of terr0r factory.

Feel good about this year especially post op Sindoor.

Huge salute to our armed forces.

[suryag]

Can someone please post transcripts of Modiji’s speech here

[arshyam]

Happy 78th!

The PM's speech was unusually long today, looks like he used the opportunity to set the roadmap in light of recent external challenges, without explicitly naming those challenges (re: Trump).

[arshyam]

This seems to have been the foundational part of his speech:

Independence Of Those Dependent On Others Always Tenuous: PM Modi From Red Fort - Swarajya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation for the 12th consecutive time from the Red Fort on the 79th Independence Day, said that true freedom cannot exist for those who rely on others for their needs.

“Independence of those dependent on others is always tenuous,” he remarked, urging citizens to build a self-reliant India in every sector, from economy to technology.

The Prime Minister underlined that dependence weakens the foundations of freedom and that self-reliance is the key to securing the nation’s future.

He called on youth, industry, and innovators to make India a global leader through indigenous capabilities.

Speaking against external pressures and influences, he stressed that India must shape its destiny without compromise.

The vision, he said, is of a confident, independent nation that commands respect and safeguards its sovereignty through strength and self-sufficiency

Full speech here:

[ashthor]

Happy Independence Day

[ricky_v]

Happy Independence Day everyone.
Lots of announcements by the big man today, the bits and pieces i was able to catch, the pm was very insistent that the interests of the farmers, fishermen, cattle herders will never be compromised with

the images are a bit blurry on desktop, should be ok on mobiles, heres the url in any case:
https://www.pib.gov.in/indexd.aspx

posting the following from the pib site

[Cyrano]

Swatantra Divas ke shubh kamnaye aap sub ko ! Jai Bharat !!

[Rudradev]

Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!

[g.sarkar]

Happy Independence Day to All. This year will be an interesting one for all our neighbors.
Gautam

[Manish_P]

Happy Independence day to all Indians

Vande Mataram

[Neela]

Happy Independence day to all Indians

Vande Mataram

Happy Independence Day .
Jet engine development was mentioned by PM

[Deans]

I am not given to writing sentimental or cringy patriotic posts. However:
15th Aug is also the day the Taliban took over Afghanistan after the American's abandoned them.

In my latest blog post, I feature the story of an Afghan girl - a budding poet, who was jailed for simply writing poetry.
Makes me appreciate the freedom I have here.
This girl to me is more gutsy than Malala - who had the amazing good fortune of getting shot and surviving. She reached out to me after
reading my previous post of an Afghan army officer abandoned by the US, just before the fall of Kabul. There was also a medical student who
reached out to me. I did a blogpost with his inputs on the drug situation in Afghanistan.

This is her story - with links to the other two first person accounts.
https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2025/08/a- ... -from.html

[Amber G.]

Mission Sudarshan Chakra ..PM spending nearly 10 min on it. Is there a defense/technology related nerd in his speech-writing team?
Happy Independence day!

[Amber G.]

Original recording of "Jana Gana Mana" performed by the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg, Germany, in 1942. This was the birth of our National Anthem, thanks to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

On 11 Sept 1942, Indo-German Association was founded at the Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg in the presence of Netaji, Lord Mayor of Hamburg, representatives of the German government, diplomats and well-known personalities. On this occasion, Radio Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg played the National Anthems of Germany and the Free India Centre.

[ramana]

Happy Independence Day!
Great speech from Red Fort.

[Manish_P]

Happy Independence day to all Indians

Vande Mataram

Happy Independence Day .
Jet engine development was mentioned by PM

Have been longing for it for many, many years now. A decalaration akin to President Kennedy challenging NASA to put an american on the moon within the decade

Need to see it in action though - the funding, the organisational setup, the tie-ups (national/international agencies), the testing beds procurement,...

Above all, i think it should be an iterative program. Not XYZ Kn or bust. And the engine developed MUST be put on an aircraft. If (heaven forbid) it doesn't meet the spec for the AMCA, then for heavens sake build another aircraft around it - mud-mover, trainer or just an airshow piece.