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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday marked Kargil Day by delivering his monthly radio address recalling Indias victory over Pakistan on the icy mountains 21 years ago but the messaging also appeared to be aimed at China.
In his Mann ki Baat monthly radio address, Modi recalled how the Army foiled Pakistans intrusion. But as he delineated the circumstances of Pakistans “betrayal” by attempting to stealthily grab land and to deflect attention from its internal tro ubles at a time when India was trying to improve relations, the similarity with Chinas aggression along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) was striking, even though the PM did not mention China even once in his address.
PM Modi, while quoting a Sanskrit shloka, termed Pakistan an incorrigible enemy who compulsively sought to harm everyone, even those who tried to help them, a description that seemed to apply to China as well. “To the wicked, enmity with one and all for no reason comes naturally,” he said.
He said people with such a disposition kept thinking of harming even their wellwishers. “Such enmity will eventually prove costly for the dusht itself, like Kargil did in the case of Pakistan,” the PM said, indicating a resolve to confront the border intrusion. Modi also made references to attacks by opponents back home as some have insisted that the government has downplayed the incursion.
“At times, without paying heed to the essence, we encourage certain things on social media that are detrimental to the country. We keep forwarding things out of sheer curiosity. Despite knowing that it is wrong, we keep doing it. These days, battles are fought not just on borders, they are fought within the country too, on many fronts simultaneously,” he said.
Modi quoted Atal Bihari Vajpayees Red Fort speech in 1999 in whicRead More – Source
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