India will not spare anyone, if India is harmed - Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

If harmed, India will not spare anyone, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. In his US tour to attend the India US 2+2 ministerial in Washington DC, the defence minister issued a strong message to China.

At a reception hosted in his honour by the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, the Defence Minister told the select gathering about the valour shown by Indian soldiers on the border with China.

“I cannot say openly what they(Indian soldiers) did and what decisions we(the government) took. But I can definitely say that a message has gone (to China) that India will not spare anyone, if India is harmed. (Bharat ko agar koi chhedega to Bharat chhodega nahi)”, he said.

The Ladakh border standoff between the Indian and Chinese militaries erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong lake areas. The face-off escalated after the Galwan Valley clashes on June 15, 2020. As many as 20 Indian soldiers and an unspecified number of Chinese troops were killed in the clashes.

The defence minister in his US tour also asserted that, India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as a powerful country and is headed to be among the top three economies of the world.

The defence minister was here to attend the India US 2+2 ministerial in Washington DC. Thereafter, he travelled to Hawaii for meetings at IndoPACOM headquarters and then to San Francisco.