The western media is hitherto known for launching aggressive campaigns against the progress of Bharat and amplifying fake narratives. Over the last month, foreign media handles have highlighted the heat waves, flood, hunger strike in India. Seeing Bharat, from an western lens, will never acknowledge the progress of India. It intends to magnify narratives against the growth & prosperity of the country. However, the story of Bharat is much beyond the western prism. It is the saga of growth, prosperity and consolidating national security.
While the western media is busy trading narrow narratives and derailing the growth prospects of the nation, India has scripted progressive stories over the past month, in the domain of science, technology, sports, defence and infrastructure growth. This is heralding the rise of India amidst geopolitical and geo-economic volatilities unravelling across the globe. Let us enlist the successive and benchmark acts of India, in the recent days, which are least highlighted in the western landscape.
Youth earmarking India’s progress in science education & innovation
India has heralded remarkable victory in the science & education domain in recent days. However, no western media highlights it. On July 19, 2026, India won 4 gold medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad, thus secured first place. This has been India’s best-ever performance in the prestigious global competition. Similarly, in the International Biology Olympiad, India won one gold and three silver medals. The Department of Atomic Energy said that students from 78 countries participated in the event. Similarly, young Indian minds won 5 gold medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad.
Another Golden Sweep by India as our Chemistry team bags 4 Gold medals securing Rank #1 (jointly with China, Vietnam, and Individual Participant (Russia)) at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad, Uzbekistan (https://t.co/ZCxapjbtvG).
1/5 pic.twitter.com/SVUMBnGy3p— HBCSE (@HBCSE_TIFR) July 18, 2026
India celebrates another outstanding achievement at the 37th International Biology Olympiad (#IBO2026) in Lithuania!
🥇 Bhavyaa Gunwal won Gold,
🥈 Soumil Maity, Nishit Kalani & Anmol Kumar secured Silver medals, showcasing the excellence of India’s young scientific talent on… pic.twitter.com/DvcDqsnApC— DSTIndia (@IndiaDST) July 20, 2026
India's performance at the 2026 International Olympiads:
Physics (IPhO): 5/5 Gold Medals (global Rank 1)
Chemistry (IChO): 4/4 Gold Medals (global Rank 1)
Maths (IMO): 2 Gold 4 Silver
Biology (IBO): 1 Gold 3 Silver pic.twitter.com/NaXVrGYVN0— namasteFirst (@namastefirst) July 21, 2026
The IIT Gandhinagar team won a grant for developing indigenous liquid cooling plates for AI data centres, EVs and other high-performance electronics.
Space technology & state-of-the-art innovations
On July 19, Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched India’s maiden privately developed orbital-class rocket Vikram 1, to Low Earth Orbit(LEO). Thus, India joined the elite club of few nations, who have an incredible private space ecosystem. Skyroot Aerospace, is a space startup, powered by InSpace, predominantly led by the youth scientists and engineers, whose average age is 28. The Indian youth are thus powering tech innovation and progressive leap.
India’s private space revolution has entered a new era. The successful launch of Vikram-1 under Mission Aagaman is an important topic for Prelims, GS-III (Science & Technology), and the Interview.
Why in News? 🚨
Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1 under Mission… pic.twitter.com/iih3oFce0V
— Raj Malhotra (@Rajmalhotrachd) July 21, 2026
Incredible progress in indigenous defence technology
On July 14, DRDO successfully completed military field trials of an indigenous, scalable and practically secure fibre-based Quantum Key Distribution(QKD), which is a system to secure strategic communications. This is, future proofing of India’s strategic communication network with quantum technology. DRDO in partnership with Bengaluru-based tech firm, has advanced this cutting-edge technology, to secure critical & strategic infrastructure. QKD, an indigenously designed and developed technology, aids to seamlessly safeguard national communication networks against cyber threats.
Future proofing India’s strategic communication networks with quantum technology, DRDO has successfully completed military field trails of a scalable and practically secure, fiber based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system.
Leveraging their lab level proof of concept and… pic.twitter.com/QaTaYNRax9
— DRDO (@DRDO_India) July 14, 2026
ISRO also announced plans for a new Satellite Earth Station campus near Ledo in Assam to strengthen space communication in the Northeastern region. Similarly, ISRO successfully conducted the hot test of semi-cryogenic engine power head at 175 tonnes thrust level.
In the month of June, DRDO successfully conducted the flight-tests of the indigenous Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from Odisha, which is a missile. Also, in the month of June, DRDO conducts successful Phase-2 Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) trials and anti-ship missile tests, demonstrating capabilities against long-range ballistic threats including ICBM-class.
DRDO successfully conducted the flight-test of the indigenously developed Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LRLACM) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The missile achieved all mission objectives, validating critical technologies and demonstrating India’s growing… pic.twitter.com/uhZm4Y3BRo
— Ministry of Defence, Government of India (@SpokespersonMoD) June 15, 2026
Infrastructure growth: Powering connectivity & ease-of-mobility
On July 17, PM Modi flagged-off India’s first indigenous hydrogen passenger train from Haryana. Thus, India is marching in the path of innovation, indigenous tech growth, ease-of-mobility and infrastructure growth. Similarly, on July 13, Lucknow-Kanpur expressway was inaugurated, which is India’s maiden barrier-free expressway, with satellite-based tolling. Such, state-of-the-art infrastructure propels hassle-free mobility.
Zero emission, infinite possibilities!
Witness India’s 1st Hydrogen Train, a historic leap toward a cleaner, greener future for Indian Railways. #भारत_की_पहली_हाइड्रोजन_ट्रेन #HydrogenTrain pic.twitter.com/uVCz4b4qUS
— Northern Railway (@RailwayNorthern) July 21, 2026
Defence appartus: To consolidate national security architecture
In the defence sector, India commissioned INS Mahendragiri into the Eastern Fleet at Visakhapatnam. It is built with more than 75 per cent of the indigenous elements, with advanced radar and stealth fighting mechanisms. It is a multi-role warship and is heavily equipped with BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and other complex weapon systems. The warship can operate with a sophisticated Integrated Combat Management System(ICMS) and is capable of neutralising intruding threats from air, surface and submarine, thus helping to seal maritime security and national security at large.
INS Mahendragiri has joined the Indian Navy, marking another major milestone in India's journey towards defence self-reliance.#IndiaGrowthStory pic.twitter.com/qf0RKn7e1n
— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) July 20, 2026
Similarly, in the month of June, Prime Minister Modi commissioned three indigenously built warships in Kolkata, INS Dunagiri(Project 17A stealth frigate), INS Sanshodhak (hydrographic survey vessel) and INS Agray(ASW shallow water craft). These indigenous warships and naval capabilities aid to consolidate maritime security amidst escalating geopolitical upheavals and as the Indo-Pacific is emerging as the epicentre of strategic calculations.
⚓ Guardians of Maritime Security
✅ INS Dunagiri
✅ INS Sanshodhak
✅ INS Agray
Three modern naval platforms, one shared mission strengthening India's maritime security with indigenous innovation and operational excellence.
📎https://t.co/b5ZYojPu2K#IndianNavy #NewIndiaSamachar pic.twitter.com/wi7wNvu5oS— New India Samachar (@NISPIBIndia) July 21, 2026
In June, maiden flight of the indigenous C-295 military transport aircraft was successfully carried out, which is a major self-reliance milestone in the military aviation sector.
🇮🇳 Made-in-India C-295 military transport aircraft is set to join the Indian Air Force.
The first aircraft assembled at Tata Advanced Systems' Vadodara facility has completed its maiden test flight
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— Plus Point | India (@PlusPointIndia) July 19, 2026
Nuclear Technology: Marching towards clean energy goals
A nuclear heat-based hydrogen production facility(copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle) has been commissioned at Kalpakkam using Fast Breeder Reactor process heat. This facility at Kalpakam, is the world’s first nuclear hydrogen plant that adds to India’s clean energy goals, as it produces carbon-free hydrogen. This facility at Kalpakam fulfills three goals of India pertaining to energy security & clean energy, tech self-reliance and civil nuclear programme.
In a groundbreaking achievement for clean energy, India has inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen production facility powered directly by nuclear reactor heat (not electricity) at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu.
This innovative… pic.twitter.com/Nd9b0CgLeR— Dr Mouth Matters (@GanKanchi) June 30, 2026
India is thus marching in the path of overarching progress across all sectors. However, the western media rarely highlights these growing capacities and credentials of India, instead is indulged in negative publicity and relentless campaign, accelerating fake narratives. It is high time, Indians realise the stellar potential, capabilities and achievements of the country and its manpower, thereby dismantling the fake narrative net weaved by the western media. India should also stop looking at its story from the western prism and acknowledge, envision what matters to the country and its real progress!
