Will respond with full force if India’s interests threatened, says Rajnath Singh | Latest News India
India has never attacked any country out of hatred or contempt, but if its interests are threatened, it will not hesitate to “take a big step” and use its military might “with full force,” defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. Defence minister Rajnath Singh performs ‘Shastra Puja’ on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami, at Sukna Military Station in Darjeeling on Saturday. (PIB) “We fight only when someone insults or tries to harm our integrity and sovereignty, when war is waged against religion, truth and human values. This is what we have inherited. We will continue to preserve this heritage. However, if our interests are threatened, we will not hesitate to take a big step. Shastra Pooja is a clear indication that if need be, the weapons and equipment will be used with full force,” Singh said at Sukna in West Bengal. Singh spent Dussehra with front-line soldiers and performed the traditional Shastra Pooja at the Sukna military station. “This significant ceremony in the Indian Army symbolises the respect for weapons as the protectors of …

