New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, speaking at an event organised by Jain International Trade Community (JITO) in Hyderabad, recalled the 2016 Surgical Strikes, the 2019 Balakot Air Strikes, and Operation Sindoor in 2025 as strong demonstrations of India's resolve to safeguard its citizens and territorial integrity. "Whenever India's pride and dignity has been at stake, we have always made no compromises. When we responded to the Pahalgam terror attack, we did not ask the dharma of the terrorists - we targeted terror, not civilians or military establishments," he said.

He emphasised that India's growing military and economic strength is not aimed at asserting dominance, but at protecting its cultural values, spiritual t...