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राष्ट्र Nation Kargil Vijay Diwas

the way of development, be it Ladakh or Jammu
and Kashmir. It is the result of the policies and
strong will of the government as well as the faith
of the people in the government that today Jammu
and Kashmir is talking about a new future full of
dreams. The progress of Jammu and Kashmir
can also be gauged from the fact that it is holding
important meetings of Global Summits like G-20,
the government has focused on infrastructure
development and tourism, the opening of cinema
halls as well as starting the Tazia procession after
three and a half decades, all this is a witness to the
fact that this paradise on earth is rapidly moving
towards peace and prosperity.

Pakistan has not learned
anything from the past
Pakistan has always faced defeat in the past but it
has not learned anything from it and has continued
the war under the guise of terrorism and proxy
war to remain relevant. The nefarious intentions
of the terrorists will never be fulfilled because the
brave soldiers of the country are ready to crush all
terrorist attempts.

Kargil Vijay Diwas reminds us that the
Ladakh's development gained momentum
The central government made many successful sacrifices made for the nation are immortal.
efforts to make the lives of the people of Ladakh Even though months, years, decades, and
easier and convenient. Ladakh's budget has been centuries pass but the names of those who
increased almost six times from Rs 1,100 crore to Rs put their lives at stake for the security of the
6000 crore in the last 5 years. Be it roads, electricity, nation remain indelible.
water, education, power supply, or employment,
Ladakh is seeing changes in every direction. Under - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
the Jal Jeevan Mission, more than 90 percent of the
houses in Ladakh are getting drinking water, Sindhu equipment. Defence reforms have been given priority
Central University provides quality higher education in the last 10 years, making the country's forces
to the youth of Ladakh, setting up a 4G network in more capable and self-reliant. Today a large share
the entire Ladakh region, construction of 13 km in defence purchases is being given to the Indian
long Zoji La tunnel for all-weather connectivity on defence industry. 25 percent of the annual research
NH 1, and other development projects are writing and development budget of the defence ministry
the story of Ladakh's development. have been reserved for private companies and start-
ups. As a result of these efforts, India's defence
production has exceeded Rs 1.5 lakh crore. India is
The army became more
also making its mark as an arms exporter, in contrast
capable and self-reliant
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the to its previous image, whereas earlier India was
importance of upgrading military technologies counted as an arms-importing country. The country's
and said that in the changing global environment, army has now decided to stop importing more than
our defense force needs modern working styles 5,000 weapons and military equipment. n
and systems as well as the latest weapons and

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