New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India is “well equipped” to give befitting reply to “anyone who casts an evil eye on us”.

‘Kargil Vijay Diwas, he said, “India has become a strong and confident nation which is well equipped to protect its people from anyone who tries to cast an evil eye.

Narendra Modi government is to safeguard the interests of the nation and it has taken a series of steps to develop a self-reliant defence ecosystem that provides indigenous state-of-the-art weapons / equipment to the armed forces to fight all kinds of future wars.

Indian soldiers who displayed unmatched bravery during the Galwan Valley incident and ensured that the Indian tri-colour continues to fly high. After tasting defeats in direct wars of 1965 and 1971, Pakistan adopted the path of proxy war. For over two decades, it has tried to bleed India with thousand cuts.