“I want to assure that we will not compromise with national pride,” he stated. (File picture)
New Delhi:
Amid a standoff with China on the Ladakh border, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated on Sunday that India won’t ever compromise on its “national pride”, asserting that it’s not a “weak” nation and that its safety functionality has elevated.
Speaking at a digital rally for Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Singh additionally assured the opposition that the central authorities won’t preserve Parliament or anybody in the dead of night about developments on the border and can share particulars at an applicable time.
“I want to assure that we will not compromise with national pride under any circumstance. India is no longer a weak India. Our strength in national security has risen. But this strength is not meant to frighten anyone but to secure our country,” Mr Singh stated.
The senior BJP chief stated China has expressed its want to resolve the dispute with India by talks, and the Indian authorities additionally has the same view.
“This is also our effort to defuse the tussle between India and China through military and diplomatic level talks,” he stated, noting that the 2 nations are engaged in navy stage dialogue.
In his speech, he additionally said that the annulment of Article 370, which had given the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir a particular standing, has led to all spherical improvement within the union territory.
The authorities will perform a lot improvement within the area within the coming years that folks of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir will demand to be a part of India. This will result in the fulfilment of our Parliament”s decision that PoK is an integral a part of India, Mr Singh stated.