India's crude dependence was due to 'poverty of thought': PM Modi

While addressing the nation on Independence Day, PM Narendra Modi said India's dependence on crude oil was partly due to a flawed approach of not exploring its own natural resources. Calling the earlier approach a "poverty of thought", PM Modi stressed that India must overcome limitations in its thinking. "We announced... ‘Samudra Manthan’...a significant step in this direction," he added.