NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said self-confidence is that power that makes everything possible and will help in realising the dream of Viksit Bharat.

His remarks came hours after the US and India agreed on a trade deal under which Washington will bring down reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent from current 25 per cent, "Self-confidence is that power with the help of which everything is possible," Modi said in a post on X in Hindi.

The prime minister said this very power of the citizens will prove extremely useful in realising the dream of a developed India.

Modi also shared a Sanskrit couplet which meant that wealth is earned through righteous deeds.

"It (wealth) grows with courage and self-co...