India has every capability to thwart challenges along border: Rajnath Singh warns China from Arunachal

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh showcased his brotherly love for the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) as he inaugurated some strategically important connectivity projects in the border state of Arunachal Pradesh.

The Defence Minister on Tuesday asserted that India has every capability to thwart challenges along the border to protect the country's territory. Singh also said India never encourages war, and always wants to maintain cordial relations with its neighbours.

However, "the Indian Army has the capability to face any challenge along the border", and is ready to deal with any situation, he said during the inauguration of a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) bridge here.

"India is a country which never encourages war and always wants to maintain cordial relations with its neighbours..... This is our philosophy inherited from Lord Rama and from the teachings of Lord Buddha. The country has every capability to face any kind of situation if provoked," Singh said.

During his visit that happened a month after the Indian and Chinese troops clashed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang sector of Arunachal, Rajnath Singh inaugurated Siyom Bridge near Boleng in Siang district and also virtually inaugurated 27 projects of the BRO.