New Delhi (NVI): On the first anniversary of Balakot airstrike today, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that India has changed its approach against terrorism and ways to counter it.
“I thank Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi for bringing change in India’s approach against terrorism & our ways to counter-terror. The Surgical Strikes of 2016 and Balakote Air Strikes of 2019 are testimony to this change. This is certainly a New and Confident India in making,” he said in a tweet.
The Union Minister added that Surgical Strikes of 2016 and Balakote Air Strikes of 2019 are testimony to this change. “This is certainly a New and Confident India in making,” he said.
Singh also appreciated the Indian Air Force “for its unmatched bravery and courage exhibited during Balakote airstrikes.”
“Our government led by PM Shri @narendramodi has adopted a different approach from earlier governments. Now we do not hesitate to cross the border to protect India against terrorism,” the Defence Minister said in another tweet.
On this day last year, the Indian Air Force carried a cross-border airstrike on terror training camps in Pakistan’s Balakot.
The airstrike was done in response to the terrorist attack on a CRPF convoy on February 14 in Jammu’s Pulwama in which more than 40 security personnel were killed.
