India, Nov. 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India, when faced with threats to its security and dignity, has shown that it can transform from a nation of service into one of strength, describing it as the embodiment of Goddess Durga while fighting terrorism.

Speaking at an event to mark 150 years of the national song 'Vande Mataram' at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, Modi, referring to the Pahalgam terrorist attack in April and subsequent 'Operation Sindoor', said, "Bharat Mata is Saraswati, Lakshmi and Durga. When the enemy tried to attack India's security and honour through terrorism, the whole world saw that the new India, in service of humanity, also knows how to become Durga for the destruction of...