New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday underscored the need for promoting Swadeshi (indigenously produced goods) and self-reliance and said the country's trade relations should be on its own terms, not under duress, with the comments coming on a day the additional tariffs imposed on Indian exports by the US kicked in. Speaking on the second day of the three-day lecture series, New Horizons, in the Capital, Bhagwat said, "Swadeshi is important, why buy from outside what is available at home. And self-reliance is the foundation of everything. In every aspect, our nation should be self-reliant, and this effort should begin at home...it does not mean not continuing with trade and imports..but our international policies and trade should be on our own terms not under any duress." Although the Sangh, which is the ideological fount of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, has always batted for Swadeshi and self-reliance, Bhagwat's comment is significant as it comes close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch for 'Make in India' and ramping up domestic production and consumption in the wake of the US imposing high tariffs and raising import duties on India to 50%. Bhagwat threw his weight behind the PM's sentiment and said, Indians should follow their own "Basha, Bhusha and Braman (language, attire and domestic tourism)". He urged citizens to encourage buying locally produced goods....