New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat in his annual Vijaydashami address cautioned against governments becoming disconnected from the people, citing the uprisings in India’s neighbourhood – Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. Bhagwat said violent uprisings were what B.R. Ambedkar had referred to as the ‘grammar of anarchy’ and that such revolutions can never bring out meaningful change. In his address, which comes amid the RSS’ centenary celebrations, Bhagwat said that the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor had showed India who “our friends are”. He also spoke of the US tariffs on India said that there is no substitute for “swadeshi and swavalamban.” “We are seeing turmoil in our neighbouring countries in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. Sometimes the government is not connected to the people, does not make policies attuned to the concerns of the people, which creates dissatisfaction,” said Bhagwat. “But to express dissatisfaction in this manner does not benefit anyone. Any movement that includes violence was called [the] ‘grammar of anarchy’ by Dr Ambedkar. Only democratic processes can bring change, such violent uprisings cannot bring change. There is turmoil but the condition remains the same. Nowhere in the world in history has any revolution achieved its objective.”“No aim is achieved in violent protests, but the powers sitting outside the country get a platform to play their games. That is why the turmoil in our neighbouring countries, which are our own countries, they were part of India, is a cause of concern for us not just because we are neighbours but because of our feeling of togetherness,” he said.Bhagwat also referred to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and reiterated that India should strive towards self reliance. Earlier Prime Minister Modi too in had urged India to turn towards Swadeshi (Indian-made goods) products. “The new tariff policy implemented by the US was done keeping in mind their own interests. But everyone is affected by them. The world functions with dependence on each other; this is how relations between any two nations are maintained. No country can survive in isolation. But this dependence must not turn into compulsion because we never know when things will change,” said Bhagwat. “That is why we need to rely on swadeshi and there is no substitute for swadeshi and swavalamban. We have to become atmanirbhar, use swadeshi and strive to maintain diplomatic relations with all our friendly nations, which will be due to our wish and not compulsion.”Bhagwat also referred to the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed and said that the government and armed forces had given a befitting response after careful planning, but the aftermath showed India “who are our friends, and who are not.”“After careful planning, the government and our forces gave a fitting response to this attack. During this entire period, we witnessed scenes of the firmness of the country’s leadership, the valour and preparedness of our armed forces as well as unity of society,” he said.“After this incident, various countries took their positions, which showed us, who are our friends and who are not,” he said.