While addressing a public meeting in Rajasthan's Balesar, the defence minister said, "There was a perception that India is a weak country, a country of the poor, which has now changed."
Minister of State (MOS) for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan on Tuesday slammed US former President Barack Obama for his comments on Indian Muslims and said that most Arab nations which are Muslim-dominated countries have a better relationship with Prime Minister Na
In order to gain momentum for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders will soon be visiting the poll-bound state.
In a stern warning to Pakistan, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India can launch a strike across the border, if the need arises, adding that the country was not what it used to be before and was becoming stronger day by day.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that only Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted the concerns of corruption raised by the former PM Rajeev Gandhi as a challenge and proved his mettle.
"Obama ji should not forget that India is the only country which considers all the people living in the world as family members. He should also think about himself as to how many Muslim countries he has attacked," Defense Minister said.
Defence Minister was addressing a "security conclave" organized at Jammu University on internal and external dimensions of the country's defence mechanism, with a particular focus on J-K.
"Today was the day when on June 25, 1975 democracy was strangled by declaring an emergency in the country. But the opposition says that democracy is in danger from BJP and democracy is being strangled. But I say If this was the case then how governments were formed in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh
The AAP leader's response came after Rajnath Singh a day earlier took a dig at the Mann government over the "failure" of the law and order situation in the state.
"When the country got independence, the line of partition was drawn on the chest of Punjab. At the time of partition, Congress leaders were in such a hurry to gain power that they let go of Shri Kartarpur Sahib. Our Prime Minister has constructed the Kartarput Sahib Corridor," he said.
Addressing a public rally in Punjab's capital on the completion of 9 years of the Modi government, on Saturday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh targetted the Aam Aadmi Party government in the state.