PM Narendra Modi bats for `wealth creators´
(WorldNews India)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday delivered his sixth and longest Independence Day speech, patting himself for scrapping Jammu and Kashmir´s special status but skirting the deepening concerns about an economic slowdown and a fall in consumption. In his 92-minute speech, he instead chose to rhapsodise about the people´s `high-as-Himalayas` aspirations and their `determination` to overcome all hurdles to build a `New India` with a $5-trillion economy. He also sought to spur people with calls for water conservation, population control, an avoidance of single-use plastic, a reduction in the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, a switch to digital payments and intra-country travel...