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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first Independence Day speech of his second term was a continuum of the national narrative he has articulated in his first term, says Kanika Datta

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the crowd from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day, in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug 15, 2019. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the crowd from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day, in New Delhi, Thursday, Aug 15, 2019. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Kanika Datta
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first Independence Day speech of his second term was a continuum of the national narrative he has articulated in his first term. The big announcement was that India would have a Chief of Defence Staff, reviving an idea that was first raised after the Kargil encounters. What will this entail? Premvir Das was part of the committee that examined this issue and recalls the broad issues and challenges of that exercise. Read it here. Other views examine the contours of the PM’s speech, an unsung infrastructure revolution and flood management, says Kanika Datta

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