Nagpur, Oct 2 (PTI) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said that global interdependence shouldn’t become a compulsion and there is no substitute for ‘swadeshi’ (use of indigenous resources) and ‘swavalamban’ (self-reliance).

Addressing the annual Vijayadashmi rally of the RSS here, which also marked the Sangh’s centenary celebrations, Bhagwat said the tariff policy adopted by the US, based solely on its self-interest, does not pose a challenge to India.

“The world operates through mutual interdependence. By becoming ‘aatmanirbhar’ (self-reliant) and being cognizant of global unity, we must ensure that this global interdependence does not become a compulsion for us, and we are able to act according to our own will. There is no substitute for swadeshi and swavalamb

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