Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Monday urged India to build technological and economic self-reliance, stressing that the nation’s future security depends on much more than defending its borders.
Speaking at IIT Kharagpur, Adani said the real battlefield lies in achieving global leadership in technology, not in remaining a low-cost participant in the global race.
Adani highlighted India’s heavy reliance on imports. He noted that the country imports 90% of its semiconductors and 85% of its oil, making it vulnerable to sanctions, disruptions, or geopolitical crises.
“One disruption can freeze our digital economy, and one incident can restrict our growth,” Adani warned.
He also flagged the risks of data leaving India’s borders, saying it strengthens foreign dominance, and cautioned against over-dependence on imported military systems that tie India’s national security to foreign political will.
Atmanirbhar Bharat as True Freedom
Calling self-reliance the ‘freedom we must now fight for’, Adani framed Atmanirbharta as the foundation of India’s economic, digital, and military independence.
“This is the freedom of self-reliance, the freedom of Atmanirbharta, if we are to be truly free,” he emphasised.
Reflecting on the global technological revolution, Adani described it as unlike any industrial change witnessed before. He warned that artificial intelligence and robotics could wipe out India’s cost advantages overnight, reshaping global competitiveness.
He called this period India’s ‘second freedom struggle’, where companies and institutions that fail to adapt may disappear, while new disruptors could rise to global dominance.
Adani told students that the ongoing revolution will create trillion-dollar companies that will reshape the world order.
“Tomorrow’s trillion-dollar valued disruptors will bend others to their will. Some will dominate the world like no company ever has before,” he said, urging the next generation to seize this moment.
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