Chennai. Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said on Saturday that India’s retaliatory response to terrorism emanating from Pakistan and aggressive skirmishes along the Line of Actual Control with China has shown that the country will not succumb to anyone’s pressure. He said that the country will take all possible steps to ensure its security.
Referring to the incident of the year 2019, Jaishankar said that in response to the Pulwama terrorist attack, a very important message was given through the Balakot airstrike done by the Air Force.
Addressing the 53rd anniversary of Tamil weekly ‘Thuglak’ in Chennai on Saturday evening, the External Affairs Minister said, ‘China is trying to change the status quo by violating our borders by bringing in large-scale forces on the northern borders today. Despite Covid-19, our retaliatory response was strong and determined. Our soldiers deployed in thousands protected our borders in difficult terrains and they are still doing (guarding the borders) with full readiness.
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Jaishankar said, ‘National prosperity has many aspects and national security is undoubtedly the basic foundation. All countries are tested in this regard, but we had many problems ranging from extremism to cross-border terrorism. The Balakot airstrikes have given a very important message. He said, ‘India is such a country, which will not come under anyone’s pressure and it will do everything to ensure its security.’
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The Union Minister said that if the country had not been partitioned in 1947, India would have been the largest country in the world, not China. He said, ‘You may wonder why the foreign minister is talking about all this. During my travels abroad, I have heard praise about our (Covid-19) vaccines supplied to many developed countries and our technology-enabled governance.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : January 14, 2023, 23:00 IST
