In a threatening statement, India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Dovalhas said that India will fight not only on its own territory but also onforeign soil which becomes the source of a security threat, *The Times ofIndialink*reportedon Monday.
Doval’s remarks came after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat talked about China”encroaching” on Indian soil. The comments are being read as a warning toChina over military standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
He made the strong statement while addressing the Parmarth Niketan Ashramin the city of Rishikesh.
The NSA said, “We never became aggressors to serve our personal interests.We will surely fight, on our soil as well as on foreign soil, but not forour personal interests.”
“Ours is a civilization state. It is not based on any religion, language orsect. What cannot be seen, what is the foundation of this nation… is itsculture,” he added.
“It is not necessary that we only fight where you want to. India will takethe battle to where the threat originates,” the Doval stated.
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He added that while India has never attacked anyone first, the newstrategic thinking holds that perhaps we could have acted proactively tonip security threats. “There are views about it, that if there was dangerfrom somewhere, we should have done it. To save the country is essential.But that we will fight only where you want to fight is not necessary,” theIndia’s national security advisor said.
Earlier, China’s President Xi Jinping issued a subtle warning to India overdeteriorating Sino-Indian relations. He stated that China must “adhere to abottom-line mentality,” referring to Beijing’s unwavering territorialclaims near its border with India, and “comprehensively strengthen thetraining and preparation of troops” to handle complex situationseffectively.
He said that the PLA would safeguard national sovereignty, security,development interests, and maintain the overall strategic stability of thecountry.
