India "Priest" Of World Peace, But Capable Of Replying To Aggression: Rajnath Singh
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"We seek world peace (but) if someone shows us an aggressive attitude, we will respond," Rajnath Singh said, adding the "new roads will help secure international borders."
In a statement seen as an implicit message to Beijing, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that though India is a peace loving country, it has the capability to reply to aggression. Dedicating 12 strategic roads constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to the nation, Mr Singh described India as a priest of world peace but added any serious disturbance to peace and tranquility in border areas would have adverse implications. "We seek world peace (but) if someone shows us an aggressive attitude, we will respond," Mr Singh said, adding the "new roads will help secure international borders." Mr Singh's statement comes in the backdrop of China continuing to hold on to positions in Hot Springs and Gogra Post on the border, after clashes between the armies of the two Asian giants in the bleak Galwan valley in Ladakh a year ago.
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