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India determined to protect its sovereignty, territorial integrity, says Rajnath Singh

Addressing a National Defence College seminar, Rajnath also talked about importance of peaceful resolution of differences as border standoff with China enters the seventh month.

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New Delhi: India is determined to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of “unilateralism and aggression”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, as the border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh enters the seventh month.

The defence minister also said that India attaches importance to peaceful resolution of differences through dialogue and is committed to respect various agreements inked for maintenance of peace along the borders.

“However, India is determined to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of unilateralism and aggression,” he said, in an address at a virtual seminar organised by the National Defence College.

Singh said India is a peace-loving country and it believes that differences should not become disputes.

The standoff between India and China began on May 6 and has significantly strained their ties. Both sides held a series of diplomatic and military talks to resolve the row. However, no breakthrough has been achieved to end the standoff.

The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China is likely to take place on Friday.

In his address, the defence minister also talked about efforts being made to enhance India’s military prowess as well as to boost domestic defence production.

“Peace can only be ensured through the ability to deter war; we have attempted to build deterrence through capability development and indigenisation,” Singh said.

On Pakistan, the defence minister said it continues to be “adamant” in use of terrorism as a state policy.


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1 COMMENT

  1. Wannabe Rajnath Singh’s & Rawat’s bragging & posturing have pushed India into perpetual dead end stupidly, confronting world’s 2nd most powerful China that is not within India level to match. Even superpower US & Soviet were not able to defeat poor China 50yrs ago, as they have both incurred heavy loss in Korea, Vietnam and Soviet-China border wars.

    Now India 200,000 soldiers will pay great price in 6mths of -40deg winter lockdown in Ladakh, with no high altitude extreme climate clothing and accommodation. Fuels & food will runout within mths, causing disastrous resupply. Anyone can calculate India limited logistic capacity to foresee this disastrous ending.

    Even if China & Pak do nothing, this Ladakh standoff will bleed India army and its resources profusely. If they decided to attack simultaneously, India army will collapse within weeks, running out of fuels & ammunition quickly.

    Hallucinating Godi & Amit Shah think India has arrived as superpower to boast taking China’s Arsai Chin. Even US dare not say so once.

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