Ahmedabad. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that talks between India and China are going on smoothly and in a good atmosphere and India will never bow down. Rajnath Singh, who was in Ahmedabad to campaign for BJP candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections, said India has become a powerful country from the military point of view and wants to maintain good relations with its neighbours.
When asked about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against the Narendra Modi government regarding Chinese aggression, the Defense Minister said, ‘India is no longer a weak India. India has also become a powerful country from military point of view. We want to maintain good relations with our neighboring countries. He said, whatever issues are there between India and China, talks on them are going on smoothly and in a good environment.
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The Defense Minister said, ‘I think we should wait for the outcome of the talks. But I want to assure the countrymen that India has not bowed down anywhere and will never bow down. He also expressed confidence that India’s defense exports, which have crossed the Rs 21,000 crore mark in the financial year 2023-24, will increase further in future. He said, ‘In 2014 we exported defense goods worth Rs 600 crore, but now this figure has crossed Rs 21,000 crore and I can say that it is going to increase.’
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Rajnath Singh said the Modi government is committed to ensuring that defense items, be it missiles and other weapons, bombs or tanks, should be made in India and by Indians. He said, ‘Today, we have achieved defense production of more than Rs 1 lakh crore.’
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 29, 2024, 04:46 IST