India, May 27 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Vice-President and Chairman Rajya Sabha, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today said that, "For national security, we need indigenous strength. War is best avoided from position of strength. Peace is secured when you are ever ready for war....strength comes apart from technological prowess, conventional arms strength, from people also."
Highlighting the need for the citizens to carry out their duties, he stated, " The balance has to be maintained. Let us not cherry pick. We'll go for fundamental rights, claiming them 24 x 7, and be totally oblivious of fundamental duties!...if we focus only on our rights and not on duties, we don't measure up to the requirement of a citizen ...