- Rajnath Singh slammed Pakistan at Kargil Diwas event in Drass.
- Compared India's progress in tech to Pakistan's terror ecosystem.
- India's UPI vs. Pakistan's hawala system for terrorism.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a scathing attack on Pakistan, compared the developmental model India has adopted with the one Islamabad has created radical centres over the years. Addressing an event in Drass on the occasion of Kargil Diwas, Singh said that while India is designing ships, Pakistan is engaged in designing terrorism. “While India is creating a startup ecosystem, Pakistan is creating a terror ecosystem. While India is manufacturing semiconductors, Pakistan is producing suicide bombers,” Singh said.
“India is known for its space missions, while Pakistan is running proxy missions. While India is sending satellites into space, Pakistan remains engaged in sending terrorists across the border,” added Singh.
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The defence minister further said India has provided software to the world while Pakistan has supplied terror. Singh underscored how India has overhauled its digital payment system while the neighbouring country has evolved the hawala system, connecting terrorism throughout the world.
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“While India is providing software to the world, Pakistan is supplying terror. India is building data centres, while Pakistan is building radicalisation centres. While India is connecting the world through UPI, Pakistan is connecting terrorism through hawala. Our paths are different. If Pakistan attempts to obstruct our progress through its nefarious designs, our brave armed forces are fully prepared to give a befitting reply,” he said.
"Pakistan has made terrorism a part of its government policy"
Addressing an event in Drass, a high-altitude town and hill station in Ladakh, Singh asserted there will be no talks with the neighbouring country, except on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). He highlighted how the Pakistani government has weaponised terrorism and the distinction between the military and militants has completely disappeared.
"Our intention is clear. There will be no talks with Pakistan. If there are any talks, they will be only on PoK, which is a part of India and illegally occupied by Pakistan. At present, Pakistan has made terrorism a part of its government policy, and the distinction between the military and militants has completely disappeared there,” he said. “The army not only protects terrorist organisations but also works closely with them. Therefore, during Operation Sindoor, we made it clear that India will no longer view terrorists and the governments that support them separately,” added Singh.
Kargil Diwas
Notably, Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on 26 July in India, to observe India's victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War for ousting Pakistani Forces from their occupied positions on the mountain tops of Northern Kargil District in Ladakh in 1999.