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Indian soldiers killing five-six terrorists every day: Rajnath

PTI
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaUpdated: Oct 09, 2017, 07:27 AM IST
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Rajnath Singh. Photograph:(AFP)

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Indian soldiers along the India-Pakistan border had been killing at least five-six terrorists every day and that he has asked them to give a fitting reply if Pakistan opened fire.

Singh said yesterday he had ordered Indian soldiers not to fire at their Pakistani counterparts first, but give them a fitting reply by "firing countless bullets" if Pakistan opened fire.

On the Dokalam issue, he said India was not a weak country anymore, but a strong one, and was in a position to resolve the contentious matter with its neighbour China.

"India is no more a weak nation, but a strong country. You ought to know how India resolved the Dokalam issue with China, especially when most people across the globe were anticipating an India-China conflict," the home minister said.

"If India was a weak country, it could not have been in a position to resolve the Dokalam issue with China," he added.

Indian and Chinese soldiers had engaged in a standoff in Dokalam in Sikkim sector for more than two months earlier this year after PLA troops tried to build a road in the area claimed by Indian ally Bhutan.

The standoff was later resolved through diplomatic negotiations.