Surgical strike proved India’s strength, says PM Modi

India carried out surgical strikes on seven terror launch pads across the LoC on September 29, 2016.

The surgical strike on terrorist launch pads in Pakistani territory proved to the world India’s strength, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday.

Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Praising the armed forces on the occasion of Independence day, Modi said: “In free India it is very important to protect the country. The surgical strike was a proof to the world about India’s strength.”

Modi said every soldier, irrespective of whether he was in the Army, Navy or Air Force, was contributing to the country.

“Our soldiers have stood against everything that is against the country such as infiltrators, militants... The world has seen our strength.”