India capable of meeting aggression with a befitting reply: Prez

The President said the pandemic had taught the world several lessons

The “martyrs” who died defending Galwan valley from the designs of “expansionist” neighbours found mention in the Independence Day-eve speech of President Ram Nath Kovind, alongside tributes to health workers and government officials who worked to keep systems up and running during the pandemic.

He referred to the beginning of construction of the Ram temple as a project that was achieved through the judicial system and congratulated all citizens for their restraint, referring only obliquely to all that could have happened and didn’t. He reminded India the public health infrastructure needed to be given much more attention.

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