By PTI
NEW DELHI: The bravery and valour displayed by the armed forces through the Galwan valley clashes and the latest face-off within the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh is commendable and any quantity of reward for them is just not sufficient, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh mentioned on Saturday.
Singh’s feedback throughout an tackle on the business chamber FICCI got here a day after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi accused the federal government of downplaying the risk posed by China alongside the Line of Actual Control and saying it was “asleep” and never prepared to just accept the scenario.
The defence minister additionally took an oblique dig at Gandhi for “doubting” the federal government’s intention in dealing with the border row with China and mentioned politics cannot be achieved on the premise of “falsehood.”
“Any amount of praise is not enough for the armed forces the way they displayed bravery and valour, be it in Galwan or Tawang,” Singh mentioned.
“We have never questioned the intention of any leader in the opposition, we have only debated on the basis of policies. Politics should be based on truth. Politics cannot be done on the basis of falsehood for a long time,” he mentioned, with out naming anybody.
“The process of taking the society towards the right path is called ‘rajniti’ (politics). I do not understand the reason behind doubting anyone’s intention always,” Singh mentioned.
Indian and Chinese troops had been engaged in a contemporary conflict within the Yangtse space of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector on December 9, in a primary such main flare-up after the lethal hand-to-hand fight within the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked essentially the most critical navy battle between the 2 sides in a long time.
In his remarks, Singh additionally mentioned that India aspires to develop into a superpower for international good and prosperity, and it doesn’t have any intention to even seize one inch of the land of any nation, seen as a thinly veiled reference to China’s aggressive behaviour alongside the borders.
“When I am saying we aspire to become a superpower, it should never be construed that we want to dominate over countries in the world. We do not have any intention to even capture one inch of the land of any country,” he mentioned.
“If we want to become a superpower, then we want to become a superpower for global good and prosperity. The world is our family,” Singh added.
The defence minister additionally mentioned that India’s financial system was among the many six-seven massive economies through the time of Independence, and when China witnessed a brand new system following the 1949 revolution, its GDP was lower than that of India.
He mentioned although India and China saved marching collectively until 1980, the neighbouring nation went forward driving on financial reforms.
“In the year 1991, economic reforms started in our country too. But China has made such a long jump in a short time that, except the US, it has left behind all other countries of the world in its pace of development,” he mentioned.
“India returned to the list of top 10 economies in the 21st century. But the kind of development that should have happened in India was not happening,” the defence minister mentioned, including {that a} new period of growth started in 2014 when Narendra Modi grew to become the prime minister.
Singh mentioned when Modi took cost of the federal government, the Indian financial system was the ninth-largest globally and its dimension was about two trillion {dollars}.
“Today, India’s economy has become the fifth-largest economy with a size of three-and-a-half trillion dollars,” he mentioned.
In his tackle, Singh additionally gave a rundown of the achievements of the Modi authorities within the areas of infrastructure, well being, schooling, banking, commerce and funding, overseas direct funding and general financial reforms.
“Remember the time of 2013, when investment firm Morgan Stanley coined the term ‘Fragile Five’, which is the five countries of the world whose economy was faltering badly. The countries in this ‘Fragile Five’ were Turkey, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia and India,” he mentioned.
“Today India has moved out of the category of ‘Fragile Five’ and joined the ‘Fabulous Five’ economies of the world,” he mentioned.
Singh mentioned India’s stature has elevated considerably on the world stage beneath Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s management. Now, India is engaged on setting the agenda on the world stage, he mentioned.
At the identical time, the defence minister talked about some issues dealing with the nation, together with inflation. He mentioned inflation has gone up attributable to disruptions within the international provide chain and different logistical bottlenecks attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine battle.
“The problem of inflation is before us as a major issue. In fact, the world had not fully recovered from the supply chain disruptions and logistical bottlenecks caused by COVID-19 when the Ukraine conflict came before us,” Singh mentioned.
“Whatever may be the reason, if the problem is in front of us, then we have to find a solution for it. Not only India, but the economy of the whole world is passing through a very difficult phase, but if you see, inflation is less in India as compared to other major countries,” he mentioned.
NEW DELHI: The bravery and valour displayed by the armed forces through the Galwan valley clashes and the latest face-off within the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh is commendable and any quantity of reward for them is just not sufficient, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh mentioned on Saturday.
Singh’s feedback throughout an tackle on the business chamber FICCI got here a day after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi accused the federal government of downplaying the risk posed by China alongside the Line of Actual Control and saying it was “asleep” and never prepared to just accept the scenario.
The defence minister additionally took an oblique dig at Gandhi for “doubting” the federal government’s intention in dealing with the border row with China and mentioned politics cannot be achieved on the premise of “falsehood.”
“Any amount of praise is not enough for the armed forces the way they displayed bravery and valour, be it in Galwan or Tawang,” Singh mentioned.
“We have never questioned the intention of any leader in the opposition, we have only debated on the basis of policies. Politics should be based on truth. Politics cannot be done on the basis of falsehood for a long time,” he mentioned, with out naming anybody.
“The process of taking the society towards the right path is called ‘rajniti’ (politics). I do not understand the reason behind doubting anyone’s intention always,” Singh mentioned.
Indian and Chinese troops had been engaged in a contemporary conflict within the Yangtse space of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector on December 9, in a primary such main flare-up after the lethal hand-to-hand fight within the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked essentially the most critical navy battle between the 2 sides in a long time.
In his remarks, Singh additionally mentioned that India aspires to develop into a superpower for international good and prosperity, and it doesn’t have any intention to even seize one inch of the land of any nation, seen as a thinly veiled reference to China’s aggressive behaviour alongside the borders.
“When I am saying we aspire to become a superpower, it should never be construed that we want to dominate over countries in the world. We do not have any intention to even capture one inch of the land of any country,” he mentioned.
“If we want to become a superpower, then we want to become a superpower for global good and prosperity. The world is our family,” Singh added.
The defence minister additionally mentioned that India’s financial system was among the many six-seven massive economies through the time of Independence, and when China witnessed a brand new system following the 1949 revolution, its GDP was lower than that of India.
He mentioned although India and China saved marching collectively until 1980, the neighbouring nation went forward driving on financial reforms.
“In the year 1991, economic reforms started in our country too. But China has made such a long jump in a short time that, except the US, it has left behind all other countries of the world in its pace of development,” he mentioned.
“India returned to the list of top 10 economies in the 21st century. But the kind of development that should have happened in India was not happening,” the defence minister mentioned, including {that a} new period of growth started in 2014 when Narendra Modi grew to become the prime minister.
Singh mentioned when Modi took cost of the federal government, the Indian financial system was the ninth-largest globally and its dimension was about two trillion {dollars}.
“Today, India’s economy has become the fifth-largest economy with a size of three-and-a-half trillion dollars,” he mentioned.
In his tackle, Singh additionally gave a rundown of the achievements of the Modi authorities within the areas of infrastructure, well being, schooling, banking, commerce and funding, overseas direct funding and general financial reforms.
“Remember the time of 2013, when investment firm Morgan Stanley coined the term ‘Fragile Five’, which is the five countries of the world whose economy was faltering badly. The countries in this ‘Fragile Five’ were Turkey, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia and India,” he mentioned.
“Today India has moved out of the category of ‘Fragile Five’ and joined the ‘Fabulous Five’ economies of the world,” he mentioned.
Singh mentioned India’s stature has elevated considerably on the world stage beneath Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s management. Now, India is engaged on setting the agenda on the world stage, he mentioned.
At the identical time, the defence minister talked about some issues dealing with the nation, together with inflation. He mentioned inflation has gone up attributable to disruptions within the international provide chain and different logistical bottlenecks attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine battle.
“The problem of inflation is before us as a major issue. In fact, the world had not fully recovered from the supply chain disruptions and logistical bottlenecks caused by COVID-19 when the Ukraine conflict came before us,” Singh mentioned.
“Whatever may be the reason, if the problem is in front of us, then we have to find a solution for it. Not only India, but the economy of the whole world is passing through a very difficult phase, but if you see, inflation is less in India as compared to other major countries,” he mentioned.