Independence Day | Operation Sindoor, GST Reform, Self Reliance: Key Highlights Of PM Modi's Speech Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Operation Sindoor, which was launched in May to target terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), would not have succeeded if India were not 'atmanirbhar' (self-reliant). In his address to the nation on the 79th Independence Day from the iconic Red Fort in Delhi, he also said that 'atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) is the foundation of 'viksit Bharat' (a developed India). Here are the top 10 key highlights of PM Modi's speech