Srinagar, Oct 17: Asserting that India now responds to terror threats with unprecedented resolve and strength, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the PM Modi-led government’s action against terrorism in J&K is unlike anything seen in decades.

Addressing a public rally in Taraiya, Bihar, Shah, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said, “During the Congress rule, terrorists played ‘khoon ki holi’ (blood-soaked Holi) across India. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we entered their homes and wiped them out through ‘Operation Sindoor.’

He said that terrorists involved in the Pahalgam terror attack were brought to justice under ‘Operation Mahadev,’ and their handlers were also targeted inside Pakistan. “The way Modi ji responded to terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, no one did in the past several decades,” he added.

Highlighting the government’s achievements, the Home Minister said the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir was a historic decision that permanently integrated the region with the rest of the country. “From removing Article 370 to fighting terrorism, we have acted on every front. When terrorists tried to rise again, we launched Operation Sindoor and taught them a lesson in their own homes,” Shah said.

He said the government ended the practice of triple talaq, giving justice to Muslim women, and after 350 years fulfilled the long-standing promise of building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Shah also accused opposition parties of misleading people with “unrealistic promises” and reviving what he described as the politics of corruption and fear.

He said the regime led by PM Modi remains focussed on development, welfare, and national security.

“The Indian economy is now among the fastest-growing in the world, inflation is under control, and the country’s global standing has strengthened,” he said, adding that the government’s vision is to build a self-reliant and secure nation rooted in cultural values.

Calling for public vigilance, Shah urged citizens to stay alert against those who seek to derail progress. “Only a stable government can ensure continuity of development and the safety of the nation,” he said.

The Home Minister also launched a sharp attack on Lalu Prasad Yadav, the RJD, and the INDI Alliance, recalling the “jungle raj” era in Bihar marked by corruption and lawlessness. Expressing confidence, Shah said the NDA would return to power in Bihar with the largest majority in two decades.

He also paid tribute to late BJP leader Brijmohan Ji, and remembered Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan and Bhikhari Thakur, calling them symbols of Bihar’s political and cultural pride.

New Delhi, Oct 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that India now does not remain silent after terror attacks but hits back using surgical and air strikes.

Addressing the NDTV World Summit here, he said there are several roadblocks and speed breakers but India remains “unstoppable”.

“India no more remains silent after terror attacks but gives befitting reply through air strikes, surgical strikes and Operation Sindoor,” he said.

“When wars became headlines globally, India proved naysayers wrong by continuing to march ahead as fastest growing economy,” added Modi.

Noting that India is not in a “mood to stop”, he said as the world today faces various roadblocks and speed breakers, it is only natural to talk about an unstoppable India.

“We will neither pause nor slow down. 140 crore Indians will move forward together with full momentum.

“Today, India has moved from being among the fragile five to becoming one of the world’s top five economies…from chips to ships, India is self-reliant and filled with confidence in every sphere,” he said.

Nashik (Maha), Oct 17: India is looking at taking domestic defence production to 100 per cent as dependence on foreign military supplies creates “strategic vulnerability”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.

Singh said this after inaugurating a third production line of Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mk1A and a second manufacturing facility of trainer jet HTT-40.

With opening of the new facility for Tejas jets, the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is expected to produce at least 24 LCA aircraft.

“There was a time when the country was dependent on other countries to meet its defence needs, and almost 65-70 percent of defence equipment was imported,” Singh said in his address

“But today, this situation has changed; now India is doing 65 per cent manufacturing on its own soil,” he said.

“Very soon, we will take our domestic manufacturing to 100 per cent as well,” he said.

Singh said India’s defence export has reached a record Rs 25,000 crore which was less than Rs 1,000 crore few years ago.

“We have now set a target to achieve Rs three lakh crore in domestic defence manufacturing and Rs 50,000 crore in defence exports by 2029,” he said.