KARGIL: India has at all times seen conflict because the final resort, however the armed forces have the energy and techniques to provide a befitting reply to anybody who casts an evil eye on the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Monday.
Addressing the armed forces right here on Diwali, the prime minister additionally recalled his go to to this frontier area within the aftermath of the Kargil battle in 1999 when the Indian navy had “crushed the hood of terror”.
“There has not been a single conflict with Pakistan when Kargil has not flown the victory flag,” he stated including that Diwali symbolised the “celebration of the tip of terror”.
PM Modi pays tribute to military personnel who misplaced their lives in Kargil”I’ve witnessed the Kargil conflict intently.
It was my responsibility that had introduced me to Kargil again then.
There are a lot of recollections of that point when the sounds of victory had been reverberating throughout,” Modi stated, persevering with with the custom set by him to have a good time Diwali on the nation’s frontiers.
“In Kargil, our armed forces had crushed the hood of terror and other people nonetheless bear in mind the Diwali that was celebrated again then,” he stated.
He stated during the last eight years, the federal government has labored on implementing reforms within the armed forces by deploying new applied sciences, creating infrastructure in border areas and opening up positions for ladies within the forces.
PM Modi reminds Pakistan of their conflict monitor document with India”The induction of ladies within the armed forces will increase our energy,” Modi stated and added that reforms within the armed forces that had been required for many years are actually being carried out.
The prime minister stated a nation is protected when its borders are safe, financial system sturdy and society filled with confidence.
India has been coping with its enemies, each exterior and inside, with pressure, Modi stated and recounted the steps taken to “uproot” the “terror, naxalism and extremism” from inside the nation.
He stated India has by no means seen conflict as the primary possibility.
“We’ve at all times seen conflict as the ultimate resort.
We’re in favour of worldwide peace..
However peace can’t be achieved with out energy,” Modi stated.
“Our armed forces have the methods in addition to the energy.
If anybody dares forged an evil eye on us, our three armed forces know very properly how you can give a befitting reply,” the prime minister stated.
India is standing efficiently in opposition to its inside, exterior enemies: PM ModiPrime Minister Modi additionally stated that ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ most vital to the nation’s safety and the nation’s dependence ought to be minimal on overseas weapons and techniques.
Since coming to energy in 2014, Modi has been visiting completely different navy services to have a good time Diwali.
In 2014, the prime minister had celebrated the competition of lights with troopers on the Siachen Glacier.
Within the following yr, on the fiftieth anniversary of the 1965 conflict with Pakistan, Modi visited three memorials in Punjab the place the Indian armed forces had fought pitched battles that proved to be key to the nation’s victory.
In 2016, the prime minister travelled to Himachal Pradesh to fulfill personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the Dogra Scouts and the military at Sumdoh close to the China border.
Modi, in 2017, was within the Gurez sector in north Kashmir, whereas in 2018, he celebrated Diwali in Harsil in Uttarakhand which was adopted by a go to to Kedarnath.
After being re-elected to the excessive workplace in 2019, Modi celebrated Diwali in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir.
In 2020, he was at a border submit of Longewala on Diwali, whereas final yr, he was in Nowshera.
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