India celebrates 80th Independence Day at Red Fort

India marked its 80th Independence Day on 15 August 2026, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering his 13th consecutive address from the Red Fort in New Delhi. The celebration carried the twin themes of 150 years of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Yuva Shakti - Leading the Journey to Viksit Bharat@2047', with announcements on training 1 crore youth in AI skills and a 100 GW nuclear power capacity target by 2047.