27th Kargil Vijay Diwas: Any dialogue with Pakistan would solely focus on PoK, says Rajnath Singh

Srinagar: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday ruled out talks with Pakistan on any issue other than Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

"There would be no talks with Pakistan, and any dialogue would focus solely on PoK, which is an integral part of India illegally occupied by Pakistan," Singh told a gathering in Drass during the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations.

Operation Sindoor demonstrated India's capability and resolve "to respond to Pakistan's every misadventure with a severity far beyond its imagination," he said.


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Singh, along with lieutenant governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena, chief of the army staff General Dhiraj Seth and other senior army officials and dignitaries, paid homage to the Kargil War heroes. He also inaugurated a virtual walkthrough portal, designed to provide wider public access to the history and legacy of the Kargil War.

The minister alleged that in Pakistan, the distinction between the military and militants has vanished, with the country making terrorism a part of its state policy. "Pakistan's military not only shelters terrorist organisations but also works with them. That is why, during Operation Sindoor, we made it clear that India no longer views terrorists and the governments that nurture them as separate entities," he said.

"India is building a start-up ecosystem while Pakistan is constructing a terror ecosystem," Singh said, adding that while India is manufacturing semiconductors, sending satellites into space and establishing data centres, Pakistan is preparing suicide bombers, running proxy missions, setting up radicalisation centres and trying to send terrorists across the border.

Referring to the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine, Singh said they are a reminder that safeguarding national security is a shared responsibility of every citizen as wars not only test the capabilities of defence forces but also the resilience, patience and resolve of nations. "I am not suggesting that every citizen must become a soldier, but should the nation ever face a situation requiring the direct or indirect support of its people, every Indian must be mentally, morally and physically prepared to step forward in defence of the country," he said.