New Delhi, July 19 -- Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, addressing the officer trainees of Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) 2024 batch at the Vice-President's Enclave on Saturday, said all decisions in this country, a sovereign nation, are taken by its leadership.

"Don't be guided by narratives outside. All decisions in this country, a sovereign nation, are taken by its leadership. There is no power on the planet to dictate to India how to handle its affairs. We do live in a nation and nations that are a comity. We work in togetherness; we work in tandem. We have mutual respect, diplomatic dialogues. But at the end of the day, we are sovereign, we take our own decisions," he said.

Dhankhar stated, "Our demographic dividend is a glob...