India, Sept. 28 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said, "India believes in peace and does not seek to occupy the territory of any country. However, peace should not be mistaken for weakness. We seek global stability, but not at the cost of our strategic autonomy. We are firmly committed to safeguarding our security and strategic autonomy when threatened."

Making these assertions while addressing a defence conclave here, he also underlined that there can be no scope for dialogue with any country that promotes terrorism against India.

"Countries that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy or provide shelter and support to terrorists must be firmly reminded that terrorism cannot be a strategic asset for any nation, the de...