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Doval Urges Youth: Learn from History, Build Strong India Based on Values

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval addressed the youth at the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue, emphasizing that India's independence was achieved through immense sacrifice and suffering. He urged the younger generation to harness the lessons of history to rebuild a strong and great India rooted in its own civilizational values. Doval highlighted the nation's advanced but peaceful ancient past and warned against forgetting the hard lessons learned from historical security threats. He described such forgetfulness as the greatest potential tragedy for the country's future.

Key Points: Ajit Doval to Youth: Draw Strength from History for Strong India

  • Freedom came at huge cost
  • Youth must draw strength from history
  • Build India on own values and beliefs
  • Past neglect of security taught harsh lessons
  • Forgetfulness is the greatest tragedy
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NSA Ajit Doval urges youth to learn from history, rebuild a strong India

NSA Ajit Doval urges youth to learn from India's painful history to rebuild a strong nation based on its own values and beliefs at Viksit Bharat event.

"We have to take revenge for our history. We have to take this country back to where we can build a great India based on our rights, our ideas, and our beliefs. - Ajit Doval"

New Delhi, January 10

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Friday said that India's freedom came at a huge cost, with generations of Indians suffering humiliation, destruction, and loss.

He urged the youth to draw strength from history to rebuild the nation and work towards creating a strong and great India based on its own values, rights, and beliefs.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue, Doval said, "This independent India wasn't always as free as it appears now. Our ancestors made great sacrifices for it. They endured great humiliation and experienced periods of profound helplessness. Many people faced the gallows... Our villages were burned. Our civilisation was destroyed. Our temples were looted, and we watched helplessly as silent spectators. This history presents us with a challenge that every young person in India today should have the fire within them. The word 'revenge' isn't ideal, but revenge itself is a powerful force. We have to take revenge for our history. We have to take this country back to where we can build a great India based on our rights, our ideas, and our beliefs."

Doval said that India's ancient civilisation was advanced and peaceful, but warned that past neglect of security threats taught harsh lessons.

He urged future generations to remember these lessons, calling forgetfulness the "greatest tragedy" the country could face.

"We had a highly developed civilisation. We didn't destroy anyone's temples. We didn't go and loot anywhere. We didn't attack any country or any foreign people when the rest of the world was very backward. But we failed to understand the threats to our security and to ourselves. History taught us a lesson when we remained indifferent to them. Did we learn that lesson? Will we remember that lesson? If future generations forget that lesson, it will be the greatest tragedy for this country," he said.

Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2.0 commenced today (Saturday) and will continue till January 12, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

The first edition of the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue was held in January 2025 at Bharat Mandapam.

- ANI

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Sarah B
While the call to learn from history is important, the emphasis on "revenge" feels concerning. Shouldn't the focus be on building a progressive future through education, innovation, and global cooperation, rather than being driven by past grievances?
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Priya S
Absolutely right! We must never forget what happened to our ancestors. That fire is what will drive us to make India a Vishwaguru again. It's not about hatred, it's about reclaiming our civilisational confidence and ensuring such humiliation never happens again.
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Rohit P
The point about past neglect of security threats is the key takeaway. Look at our borders even today. We must be strong and vigilant. Youth should join forces, tech, and defence with this spirit. Strength respects strength.
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Karthik V
True. But "rebuilding" should also mean addressing current internal challenges - education gaps, unemployment, infrastructure in villages. Let's honor the past by creating a future where no Indian feels helpless or left behind.
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Michael C
Interesting perspective. Every nation has a narrative. The challenge for Indian youth is to sift through history, learn the right lessons without falling into the trap of perpetual victimhood, and build a modern, inclusive state.

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