Narendra Modi calls Kargil victory 'symbol of India's might', says country will remain impregnable
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking at an event marking the 20th anniversary of the Kargil war, said that victory in the war was a symbol of India's might.
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Sending out a clear message to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said victory in the Kargil war was a symbol of India's might
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Speaking at an event marking 20th anniversary of Kargil war, he said some countries were resorting to proxy war to spread terrorism
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Modi said Pakistan tried to redraw the boundaries in 1999 through the Kargil misadventure but the Indian security forces defeated its evil design
New Delhi: Sending out a clear message to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said victory in the Kargil war was a symbol of India's might and its security will remain impregnable with the dedication of the armed forces.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Kargil Vijay Divas event in Delhi. ANI
Speaking at an event marking 20th anniversary of Kargil war, he said some countries were resorting to proxy war to spread terrorism and that time has come for united global efforts to deal with it."Kargil victory was symbol of India's might, determination and capability," Modi said, in presence of a large number of military personnel and ex-servicemen at the event here. "Wars are fought not by governments but by the whole country. Kargil victory still inspires the whole country...Kargil was victory of every Indian," he added.
Modi said Pakistan tried to redraw the boundaries in 1999 through the Kargil misadventure but the Indian security forces defeated its evil design. "I had visited Kargil when war was at its peak. It was like pilgrimage to me," he said.
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