Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today described India’s Partition as the greatest blunder of history and said that the retrieval of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) remains the only pending issue between India and Pakistan. Dr Singh said this while addressing the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas commemoration event organised by the Jammu Kashmir Peoples’ Forum in collaboration with the POJK Youth Forum, at the Kashmiri Cultural Centre in New Delhi. Dr Singh emphasised that India has fundamentally transformed its national security approach with zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism by strengthening border management and replacing a reactive security doctrine with a proactive strategy capable of responding decisively to external aggression.
Dr Singh said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transformed India’s defence strategy from a reactive approach to a decisive and proactive response against external aggression. The Minister said that Kargil Vijay Diwas is a reminder of the nation’s unwavering commitment to safeguard India’s unity and sovereignty. He said the lessons of Kargil remain relevant even today as the challenges confronting the country continue to demand constant vigilance and national unity.
The event was organised to pay homage to the brave soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice during the 1999 Kargil conflict.
