Jammu, November 13
Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju said today that international terrorism, infiltration and internal security were the biggest threats to the nation.
In an informal chat with mediapersons after inaugurating the Lauki bridge in Akhnoor tehsil, Raju downplayed the threat perception from China and its collaboration with Pakistan. “The collaboration between China and Pakistan is not alarming, as the Indian Army is equipped enough to face any eventuality,” he said. “Keeping in view the defence deals between China and Pakistan, India is also upgrading and modernising its security and defence setups,” he added.
“Pakistan and China collaborating in various fields, including security and defence, does not alarm us at all. We are building and upgrading our security and defence setups to deal with any situation,” the minister said.
Biggest threats before the country were internal security, international terrorism and infiltration, Raju said. When his attention was drawn towards reports that Taliban had been trying to infiltrate into this side, the MoS Defence said, “We are aware that our neighbour is aiding infiltration.”
On the question of ban on pre-paid cellphone connections in the state, the minister said the decision was taken after proper consideration. He said the militants active in the state were using pre-paid connections and the decision was taken to ban it as a preventive measure.Later the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) submitted a memorandum to the visiting minister and drew his attention towards discrimination meted out to the youth of the Jammu region in recruitment in the Army. The minister assured it to remove the discrimination.
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