"India Strengthening Border Infra With Seriousness It Deserves": S Jaishankar
NDTV
The external affairs minister said the construction of roads, bridges and tunnels along the China border is happening at a much faster pace.
The country is making its border infrastructure robust with the seriousness it deserves to strengthen national security, with the construction of roads, bridges and tunnels along the China border at a much faster pace compared to what was achieved in previous decades, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here on Saturday.
Despite the setback India faced in 1962, in the war with China, due to "complacency" and "neglect" for infrastructure along the border areas, it failed to learn a lesson until the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi started approaching the domain of security with the seriousness it deserves, he said.
Speaking at the third convocation of Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU), the Union minister said India has deeply embedded security factors into its diplomatic strategy. "Acquiring and developing weapons, and building related capacities have not only been at the core of our defence policies, but also of our diplomacy," he said.
