India, Sept. 18 -- Indian soldiers brought Pakistan to its knees in the blink of an eye during Operation Sindoor and terrorists were left crying as a result, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as he urged citizens to adopt "swadeshi" to make the country self-reliant.

On his 75th birthday, Modi laid the foundation stone for the Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district and launched the 'Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar' and the 8th 'Rashtriya Poshan Maah' campaigns, aimed at improving women's health and promoting nutrition.

He also hailed his government's record in promoting women's health and financial well-being, and said that serving the poor was the highest purp...