In an interview over email, the German envoy said that New Delhi was at the forefront of Berlin's business strategy in Asia where it was strongly diversifying its business relations due to the "increasingly challenging behaviour of India's big neighbour in the North East" and other reason
"The vision of the NDA government is to make India a developed nation by 2047. I believe it won't be an exaggeration to say that the Congress' manifesto will take India backwards," the Raksha Mantri said in an exclusive conversation with ANI on Tuesday at Madurai.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday attacked the opposition INDIA bloc over issues including Rahul Gandhi's "Shakti" remark and the DMK's "anti-woman mindset" and said that the "INDI alliance is not durable."
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that while the Bharatiya Janata Party has a vision for the country's development, the INDIA bloc lacks synergy among themselves and is together only for power.
The comments came when he held a situation assessment at the IDF's (Israel Defence Forces) Southern Command together with the Director General of the Ministry of Defense, Head of the Southern Command and additional senior officials.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday launched an attack on Congress and said that the party's manifesto is a "cheque drawn on an empty bank."
Taking dig at Congress over its "relationship with corruption", Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recalled a bollywood song "Aaja Sham Hone Aayee...tu chal mai aayee" and said whenever the Congress forms government, corruption follows itself in a similar manner.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stressed on Sunday that there must be one nation and one election as it will save time and resources, but the Congress party will only oppose it.
In a dig at the INDIA bloc, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the alliance cannot face the NDA or BJP in the Lok Sabha elections as "desh ki janta moye moye kar degi" (the people will make the Opposition come a cropper in the elections).
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while speaking on the current situation along the Northern borders of the country expressed full confidence that while troops are standing firm, the ongoing talks for a peaceful resolution will continue.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the Army Commanders' Conference and reaffirmed the faith of the billion-plus citizens in the Indian Army as one of the most trusted and inspiring organisations in the country.