Read more about There’s no such thing as self-reliance on Business Standard. For sustained growth India needs to use foreign capital and foreign know-how to produce goods that it sells in foreign markets. What’s self-reliant in that?<\/b>
\nIf there is one phrase that has confused and confounded both domestic and foreign investors over the past year, it is \u201cAatmanirbhar Bharat\u201d. What does \u201cself-reliance\u201d mean in practice? Ever since the prime minister introduced the new tagline for the country\u2019s economy in a major speech sometime into the lockdown last year, the government has sent out mixed messages. Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications for the country and the world. Your encouragement and constant feedback on how to improve our offering have only made our resolve and commitment to these ideals stronger. Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance. We, however, have a request. As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. Our subscription model has seen an encouraging response from many of you, who have subscribed to our online content. More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. We believe in free, fair and credible journalism. Your support through more subscriptions can help us practise the journalism to which we are committed. Support quality journalism and subscribe to Business Standard. Digital Editor<\/p>\n