NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country on Friday to move towards more self-reliance, manufacture everything from fertilisers to jet engines and EV batteries, and vowed to protect farmers in the face of a trade conflict with Washington.

India would not accept any compromise when it comes to the interests of its farmers, cattle-rearers and fishermen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday as the country wrestles with steep tariffs imposed by the US following breakdown of trade talks.

For years, India has balanced close partnerships with both Washington and Moscow, even throughout Ukraine war. Trump is finally demanding it picks a side

The friendliness between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump was seen as a relationship like no other.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his 12th consecutive Independence Day address to the nation on Friday, marking a significant milestone in his political career.

The collapse of the prime minister’s high-stakes efforts to transform ties with the world’s two superpowers has exposed the limits of India’s leverage.

The Semicon India programme, under which this rollout falls, is designed to reduce dependence on imported chips and position India as a credible player.

The Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) have been built as part of a comprehensive plan to decongest the capital.