Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday invoked India’s major military responses to the 2016 Surgical Strikes, the 2019 Balakot Air Strikes, and Operation Sindoor in 2025, as strong demonstrations of India’s unwavering resolve to safeguard its citizens and territorial integrity.

As per the release issued by MoD, Singh said, “Whenever India’s pride and dignity has been at stake, we have always made no compromises. When we responded to the Pahalgam terror attack, we did not ask the dharma of the terrorists -we targeted terror, not civilians or military establishments.”

Rajnath Singh emphasised that India’s growing military and economic strength is not meant to assert dominance over others, but to protect its cultural values, spiritual traditions, and the humane ideals taught by Lord Mahav

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