India, Sept. 27 -- As Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues his push for "swadeshi" (or indigenous) good and services, in a landmark event he launched government-owned telecom company BSNL's 4G network stack on Saturday. With this launch, India now joins the list of select countries that have developed their own telecom technology, officials stressed.

"From today, a new avatar of BSNL has also emerged. BSNL's indigenous 4G services have been launched," said Modi as he unveiled the network.

The prime minister's push for "swadeshi" and made-in-India comes as India continues to face a massive 50 per cent tariffs from the United States amid other tensions over H1-B visas and allegations of "funding Russia's war" in Ukraine.

After unveilin...