New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday said that India's freedom came at a huge cost, with generations of Indians suffering humiliation, destruction, and loss.

He urged the youth to draw strength from history to rebuild the nation and work towards creating a strong and great India based on its own values, rights, and beliefs.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue, Doval said, "This independent India wasn't always as free as it appears now. Our ancestors made great sacrifices for it. They endured great humiliation and experienced periods of profound helplessness. Many people faced the gallows... Our villages were burned. Our civilisation was destroyed. Our temples wer...