India ought to improve its navy capabilities in keeping with the adjustments on this planet and the modes of warfare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Thursday whereas addressing troops in Nowshera sector of Rajouri, a border district of Jammu and Kashmir.
This was the Prime Minister’s second Diwali with troopers in Rajouri district – in 2019, he celebrated the competition of lights with them at Rajouri Army Division Headquarters. On Diwali day in 2020, he was with troopers and Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
Modi stated that not like previously when wars have been fought on horses and elephants and it took years to alter the strategies, right now’s know-how signifies that if there may be a method of battle within the morning, it may be one other within the night.
PM Modi feeding sweets to Japanese at Nowshera in Jammu and Kashmir on the event of Diwali.
It due to this fact requires coordination by joint management, an crucial that was met, he stated, by the appointment of a Chief of Defense Staff and the institution of the Department of Military Affairs. In addition, he stated, the emphasis was on border infrastructure: roads, tunnels and optical fiber have been laid from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh and from Jaisalmer to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Modi stated the federal government’s efforts have boosted indigenous capabilities within the protection sector, a sector the place the nation has to rely totally on imports.
He appreciated the braveness of the troopers and stated that their potential and energy has ensured peace and safety for the nation. “I want to spend Diwali with family members, so I join you in this festival,” he stated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout his go to to Nowshera to have a good time Diwali with troopers. (PTI)
The PM appreciated the position performed by the brigade within the surgical strikes right here. India performed surgical strikes throughout the Line of Control in response to the terrorist assault on a military base within the Uri sector on September 29, 2016. Modi stated a number of makes an attempt have been made by terrorists after the surgical strikes however they have been successfully thwarted.
The PM’s go to to the troops in Nowshera comes as there was a spurt in infiltration efforts by Pakistan-based terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir, regardless of a ceasefire alongside the Line of Control since final 12 months.
For greater than three weeks, safety personnel have been engaged in operations towards terrorists within the forests between Dehra Ki Gali and Bhati Dhar adjoining Poonch district.
The military has misplaced 9 troopers together with two JCOs. A jailed terrorist, who was taken by the police to take them to the terrorist hideout, has been killed.
Referring to Nowshera, Modi stated: “When I touched its soil, I felt a different feeling and my heart was filled with excitement… Its (Naushera) history speaks of the valor of the Indian Army.”
Paying tribute to the heroes of Nowshera, Brigadier Mohammad Usman, Naik Jadunath Singh and Lt RR Rane, he stated, “In every war, proxy war and conspiracy, Nowshera has given a befitting reply and acted as the protector of Srinagar and Kashmir. ” .
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
