India today can meet its security challenges: EAM Jaishankar
The HinduForces who indulge in cross-border terrorism against India for decades now know this is a "different India" which will give them a reply, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said, stressing that today the country can meet its national security challenges posed by China and Pakistan. Speaking about the challenges India faces on its borders, Mr. Jaishankar said: "Today, people see a different India that is willing to stand up and India which will meet its national security challenges whether it is Uri or whether it is Balakot." "Today, the forces which indulged in cross-border terrorism against India for decades and which India tolerated, they now know this is a different India and this India will give them a reply," he said. "This is a different India which will stand up for its interests and the world will recognise that," he said.