Rajnath Singh Says Talks With China Going On Smoothly, India Will Never Bow Down – News18

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday mentioned talks between India and China are going easily and in an excellent surroundings, and India won’t ever bow down.

Singh, who’s in Ahmedabad to marketing campaign for BJP candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections, mentioned India has turn into a strong nation from a navy standpoint and needs to take care of good relations with its neighbours.

“India is no longer a weak India. India has also become a powerful country from a military point of view. We want to maintain good relations with our neighbouring countries,” the minister mentioned when requested about Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s accusation in opposition to the Narendra Modi authorities over Chinese aggression.

Talks between India and China are occurring easily and in an excellent surroundings over no matter points there are, he mentioned. “I understand that we should wait for the outcome of the talks. But I want to assure the countrymen that India has not bowed down anywhere, nor will it ever bow down,” he mentioned.

Singh additionally expressed confidence that India’s defence exports, which crossed the Rs 21,000 crore mark within the monetary 2023-24, will improve going ahead. “In 2014, we exported Rs 600 crore defence items, but now the figure has crossed Rs 21,000 crore, and I can say that it is going to increase,” he mentioned.

The minister mentioned the Modi authorities is dedicated to making sure that defence gadgets, whether or not missiles and different weapons, bombs or tanks, must be made in India and by Indians. “Today, we have achieved defence production worth more than Rs 1 lakh crore,” he mentioned.

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