India's borders totally secure: Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India and its borders are «totally secure» and the people of the country should have full faith in the armed forces. During a fireside chat on the concluding day of the Times Now Summit here, while responding to a question on the criticism of the Agniveer scheme, the minister said such questions have «no standing» and underlined that everyone will accept that the armed forces should have a young profile.
During the event, the Union minister also shared anecdotes from his nearly 50-year-long political journey.
Asked how he reacted to questions raised by many, including members of the opposition, on the India-China border issue, Singh said they never made him uncomfortable.
«In keeping with the country's interests, I tell them (opposition) whatever I can. But in defence, there are many things which have strategic importance and we cannot tell them publicly. We try to steer clear of telling those things, whether it is (about) northern, western or eastern sector,» he said.
«I want to assure the people of the country… they should have full faith in our Army and security personnel,» the Union minister said.
Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over three-and-half-year-long confrontation at certain friction points in eastern Ladakh even as the two sides completed disengagement from several areas following extensive diplomatic and military talks.
«Having been the defence minister for five years and home minister before that, I want to assure the people of the country based on what
