During India-China border stand-off, when Chinese forces were trying to march ahead, I spoke to the Army chief around 11 pm… The situation was very critical. In that situation too, the way our forces behaved prudently is commendable: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

It has been our effort that the youth adopt discipline, patriotism & other values of our armed forces. We need to find new avenues for armed forces to give more exposure to youths. For this, the ministry is seriously considering to introduce ‘Tour of Duty’ initiative

I believe it (Tour of Duty initiative) will be known as a game-changing reform in the future. This will help in reducing the average age of our army, and make them more agile

Defence Ministry is very seriously considering formation of Integrated Battle Groups. Quick decision-making is an important factor during wars. These groups will not only facilitate faster decision-making but also increase the number of integrated fighting units

These ‘Integrated Battle Groups’ will be new groups to fight against the enemies. Under this, extremely lethal, brigade-sized agile and self-reliant fighter formations will be made

The changing equation in #Afghanistan is a challenge for us… These situations have forced our country to rethink its strategy. We are changing our strategy and the formation of QUAD underlines this strategy

With this, our security forces once again proved that we are committed to facing any enemy anytime and in any situation, to ensure our national security, regardless of the cost

If a ceasefire (between India & Pakistan) is successful today, it is because of our strength. In 2016, cross-border strikes changed our reactionary mindset into a proactive mindset, which was further strengthened by the Balakot airstrike in 2019

The belief that India would not only end terrorism on its own land but also not hesitate to conduct counter-terrorism operations on their land if needed, is gradually becoming stronger

Similarly in the northern sector too, a unilateral attempt was made to change the status-quo on the border last year. There too, we faced our adversary with a new dynamism

After losing two wars, one of our neighbouring countries (Pakistan) has started resorting to proxy war, & terrorism has become an integral part of its state policy. It has started targeting India by providing arms, funds & training to terrorists: Defense Minister