HYDERABAD, Oct 3:

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asserted that the NDA Government has demonstrated, through 2016 surgical strike, 2019 Balakot airstrike and the recent Operation Sindoor, that the country can cross any border whenever necessary to protect citizens and safeguard India’s unity and integrity.

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Speaking at ‘JITO Connect’ organised by Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) here, he said innocent people were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack by being identified by their religion, but India did not see religion when it conducted surgical strikes against Pakistan.

“The Government only targeted terrorist centres to punish those responsible for the Pahalgam terrorist attack. We never attacked any military or civilia

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