India set global benchmark in combating terrorism while upholding peace: Dhankhar
Jagdeep Dhankhar
said Thursday while inaugurating the Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Memorial Library in Jaipur.
Referring to '
Operation Sindoor
', Dhankhar underscored India's military and diplomatic success under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's term while highlighting the international recognition of Indian missile systems, BrahMos and Akash.
"I first salute the valour of the Indian military. A new standard has been set globally. Our aim was to strike precisely at terrorism while maintaining a spirit of peace. For the first time, precise strikes were carried out across international borders on the bases of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba — and no one in the world demanded proof.
The entire world witnessed India's strength. India sent a powerful message — a significant change occurred.
Terrorism will no longer be tolerated, as it is a concern for the entire world, not just one country," Dhankar said.
The VP also said India's decision to suspend the
Indus Water Treaty
sent a message that there will be no reconsideration of the pact until the situation normalises from India's perspective. "This was a historic step that was neither imagined nor considered before.
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When the PM felt that India's identity was being challenged, he sent a message to the world from Bihar — and stood firmly by it. The world saw what our skies mean. The world understood the significance of BrahMos and Akash. Today, this power is globally accepted," Dhankhar said.
He also asserted that India showcased its power through Pokhran-II. "At that time, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the PM, and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was the CM of Rajasthan.
We achieved a significant milestone then. When the provocation occurred in Pahalgam, the world already recognised India's strength. We are now the fourth largest power globally and advancing towards the third position," the VP said.
On Thursday, Dhankhar, Rajasthan governor Haribhau Bagde, CM Bhajan Lal Sharma, deputy CM Diya Kumari and parliamentary affairs minister Jogaram Patel, among others, paid their respects to former VP Bhairon Singh Shekhawat at Smriti Sthal on his death anniversary.
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