New Delhi: The government would never compromise on the national pride and asserted that India was no longer a weak “Country as its security capability had increased manifold”, said defence minister Raj Nath Singh.

Addressing a virtual rally for BJP workers from J&K as part of the party’s ‘Jan Samvadh’, Raj Nath Singh said that there was a stand-off between India and China in the Ladakh region and certain people, including opposition parties, were asking about the border situation.

We keep sharing information in such issues as we understand the importance of the opposition in a democracy and we respect them, he said. Talks at military level are going on between India and China and even China agrees that the dispute should be resolved through discussion, said Singh.

Our effort is that the current tussle between the two countries is resolved, he said. The defence minister re-iterated that the government had nothing to hide and issues related to the border stand-off would be made public at the right time. I want to assure my friends from the opposition that we don’t intend to keep you or parliament in the dark.

All the issues will be revealed at the right time, he said. Countering allegations that the countries secularism was compromised after the nullification of Article -370, he said contrary to what the opposition said, secularism was implemented in J&K for the first time. When secularism was inserted in the preamble of India’s constitution in 1976, it was not inserted in the constitution of J&K, he said.

Despite having a majority, congress was supporting the Shaik Abdullah government, said defence minister.