Bhavnagar/IBNS, Sept. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave fresh "Aatmanirbhar Bharat" push in a veiled response to US President Donald Trump's shocking hike of H-1B visa fee impacting a large section of Indian techies, who aspire to work for major IT firms in the West.

"India has no alternative to self-reliance. People must resolve to make in India any product, be it chip or ship... we have potential as well as planning," the PM added in his home state.

Meanwhile, Modi's arch-rival Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the PM calling him "weak" in the backdrop of Trump's new move.

Sharing a news article on X, Rahul wrote on X, "I repeat, India has a weak PM."

His jibe is the continuation of his relentless attack on the PM in the ...