India, Aug. 15 -- Women are both driving and shaping India's economic growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while delivering his Independence Day address at the Red Fort.

"The women are the beneficiaries of our progressing economy, and they are also the contributors to it. From Startups to space, our daughters are contributing everywhere. They are excelling in sports and shining in the military. Women are proudly walking shoulder-to-shoulder in the progress of the country's economy," PM Modi said.

Highlighting the 148th National Defence Academy (NDA) passing out parade, which saw the graduation of its first-ever batch of female cadets. "The whole country was proud to see female cadets participating in the NDA passing out p...