“The weak can never accomplish peace, the brave do”. Describing the soldiers as “The braves of the Soil”, Modi said the “Enemy has seen your fire and fury”.

Ladakh/ New Delhi: “The weak can never accomplish peace, the brave do”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at Ladakh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the Defence Staff General Chief Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General M.M. Naravane flown by chopper to Nimu, 11,000 feet up in the Himalayas and on the banks of the river Indus.

When Prime Minister arrived at Nimu the soldiers are started chanting of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” And “Vande Mataram”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing troops during a surprise visit to a forward post in Ladakh on Friday, said: “The weak can never accomplish peace, the brave do”. Describing the soldiers as “The braves of the Soil”, Modi said the “Enemy has seen your fire and fury”.

PM Modi first interacted with soldiers from the Army, Air Force and Indo-Tibetan Border Police, sitting in a camouflage tent. Later, he addressed the troops. “Our enemies have seen your Fire and your Fury,” he said, addressing the XIV Corps of the Army in Leh that is called the Fire and Fury Corps.

“Every single Indian across the world, especially in India, has the belief that you all can deliver and keep the nation strong and safe. Your courage is higher than the heights where you are stationed. Your arms are as stronger as the mountains that surround you. Your confidence, determination and belief are as achal (Immovable) as the peaks here”.

The PM’s visit served as a powerful statement against Chinese aggression at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since early May, which escalated to a deadly brawl on June 15 in which 20 soldiers were killed and over 70 injured. Army sources said 45 Chinese soldiers were killed or injured.”The age of expansionism is over, this is the age of development. History is witness that expansionist forces have either lost or were forced to turn back,” said the Prime Minister, not mentioning China. PM Modi also visited a hospital where several soldiers wounded in the clash are recovering.