Photo of the day: India's Independence Day 2025

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures after addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort during celebrations marking the country’s Independence Day in New Delhi on August 15, 2025. Modi said that India is seeking self-reliance through energy independence and the development of its own powerful defence systems, vowing to defend the country’s interests “like a wall.”  

Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP