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Modi Urges Buying Local Goods in Mann Ki Baat

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged consumers to buy locally made goods in his Mann Ki Baat address on October 25, 2026.
He cited Bihar makhana exports to Greece and Karnataka arhar dal shipments to the Maldives as examples.
He announced the India-Poland Startup Bridge and expanded defence, space and energy cooperation.
Six Parsi and Zoroastrian organisations wrote to him urging preservation of Tata Sons’ majority-trust ownership.

History

Historical Context

Modi launched Make in India in 2014 alongside the Atmanirbhar Bharat slogan. The programme aimed to lift manufacturing’s GDP share to 25 % by 2025, yet it slipped to 15.9 % in FY 2023-24. In his October 25 2026 Mann Ki Baat, Modi reiterated the push, promoting Bihar makhana to Greece, Karnataka arhar dal to the Maldives and announcing an India-Poland Startup Bridge.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged consumers to buy locally made goods in his Mann Ki Baat address on October 25, 2026.
He cited Bihar makhana exports to Greece and Karnataka arhar dal shipments to the Maldives as examples.
He announced the India-Poland Startup Bridge and expanded defence, space and energy cooperation.
Six Parsi and Zoroastrian organisations wrote to him urging preservation of Tata Sons’ majority-trust ownership.

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