February 18, 2021

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Rajnath Singh on Ladakh row: Indian forces fought PLA with utmost bravery, forced them to go back | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Defence minister RajnathSingh on Monday lauded the valour of armed forces deployed along the LAC for standing up to aggression by Chinese troops. He said our troops fought the Chinese military with “utmost bravery,” forcing it to go back.
Rajnath was referring to the bloody skirmish between Indian and Chinese forces in the Ladakh‘s Galwan Valley last June. 20 Indian soldiers lost their life in the clashes. China did not confirm casualties on its side, but several sources have put the number to about 35.
Coming generations will be proud of what our forces have managed to achieve this year, the defence minister said today, addressing FICCI’s 93rd annual general meeting
“There is big build-up of Armed Forces at the LAC in Ladakh. In these testing times, our forces have shown exemplary courage and remarkable fortitude. They fought the PLA with utmost bravery and forced them to go back,” Singh said.
Commenting on the perceived disparity between the Indian and Chinese militaries, Rajnath Singh said “Whenever there is a situation at the LAC, the most obvious outcome is a comparison between India and China’s military strength.”
“Unprovoked aggression on our Himalayan frontiers is a reminder of how the world is changing, how existing agreements are being challenged, how power is being asserted not just in Himalayas but across Indo-Pacific,” he added.
Commenting on cross-border terrorism sponsored by Pakistan, Rajnath said “We have been victims of cross-border terrorism, yet have fought the scourge alone even when there was no one to support us but later, they understood we were right about Pakistan being the fountainhead of terrorism.”
The defence minister also brought up the issue of farmers agitation and the reforms in the agriculture sector in his FICCI address. He said the government is always ready for dialogues.
“There is no question of taking retrograde steps against our agricultural sector ever. The recent reforms have been undertaken with the best interests of India’s farmers in mind,” Rajnath said, referring on the recently enacted laws. He said the Centre is willing to allay misgivings of farmers, whose interests are a top priority for the government.
(With agency inputs)



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