Diwali 2022 live updates: India safe when border is secure and economy strong, PM says in Kargil - Times of India

CAS Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari distributed sweets and conveyed Diwali greetings to the soldiers.

CAS Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari celebrated Diwali with IAF & Indian Army unit deployed successful the guardant locations on the LOC.

PM Modi lays wreath astatine Kargil War Memorial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who landed successful Kargil to observe Diwali with soldiers, laid a wreath astatine the Kargil War Memorial and paid tribute to the service unit who mislaid their lives present successful 1999.

Induction of women officers successful equipped forces volition boost India's strength: PM Modi successful Kargil

Highlighting the reforms successful equipped forces by the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Monday said the induction of women officers volition boost the country's strength. Prime Minister landed successful Kargil connected Monday to observe Diwali with soldiers. "For me, each of you person been my household for years now. It is simply a privilege to walk Diwali with our brave jawans successful Kargil," Prime Minister Modi saids.

India has ne'er considered warfare archetypal enactment but past resort; we judge successful peace: PM Modi

India has ever viewed warfare arsenic the past resort, but the equipped forces person the spot and strategies to springiness a befitting reply to anyone who casts an evil oculus connected the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said connected Monday. Addressing the equipped forces present connected Diwali, the premier curate besides recalled his sojourn to this frontier portion successful the aftermath of the Kargil struggle successful 1999 erstwhile the Indian subject had "crushed the hood of terror".

While addressing the jawans successful Kargil, the Prime Minister besides said that a federation is harmless erstwhile borderline is secure, system beardown and nine afloat of confidence.

To facilitate the soldiers of this state successful realising their responsibilities, we are processing hi-tech infrastructure successful the borderline areas with seamless connectivity: PM Modi successful Kargil.

PM Modi connected positions for women successful the forces

"Over the past 8 years, we person worked with a absorption connected implementing reforms wrong the equipped forces. We person opened positions successful the forces for women. Nari shakti [women power] volition fortify our equipped forces, the Prime Minister says.

Today, our state is warring a conflict against each societal evil with the tone of 'Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas': PM Modi

'Every national moving connected strengthening India, making each astatine borders proud'

"Every national successful the state is moving connected strengthening the nation. From broadband connectivity successful villages to implicit 80,000 startups successful the state to ISRO launching satellites - India is progressing. All those astatine the borderline are arrogant of these achievements," PM Modi.

I cognize you indispensable consciousness arrogant that India has go the 5th largest system and jumped 5 positions successful the past 8 years: PM Modi says successful Kargil

'We tin slumber peacefully due to the fact that equipped forces are protecting borders'

The Prime Minister said successful Kargil that it is due to the fact that the equipped forces are protecting our borders, that each national successful India sleeps peacefully. "I bow towards the tone of the Armed Forces of India. Your sacrifices person ever made our state proud," helium said.

'Diwali a solemnisation of extremity of terror'

"Diwali symbolises 'celebration of extremity of terror... our forces had crushed the fountainhead of panic connected Diwali successful Kargil," PM Modi said.

Vision of New India is not conscionable a country. It is simply a substance of sacrifice, love, compassion, tremendous talent, courage, valour and wisdom: PM Modi

PM Modi talks astir soldiers, faith, bravery

A state is really arrogant erstwhile its soldiers heads are arsenic precocious arsenic the Himalayas, PM Modi said, adding: "A federation becomes immortal erstwhile the brave soldiers of that state person immense religion successful itself."

Various civilisations developed passim the satellite and came to an end, but India's civilisation has ever revived from each imaginable challenge: PM Modi successful Kargil.

It's my work that brings maine back: PM Modi

"Our equipped forces had fixed befitting reply to our enemies successful the Kargil War... I person witnessed Kargil warfare precise closely. Kargil has ne'er mislaid a conflict to Pakistan... it is my work that brings maine back," the Prime Minister says.