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Modi: India is 'strong enough' to fend off threats
Published Tue, Aug 15, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New Delhi
INDIA is strong enough to defend its borders against any threat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an Independence Day speech as the nation faces a frontier showdown with China and aggravated tensions with Pakistan.
"Security is our top priority," Mr Modi told thousands packed into the landmark Red Fort in New Delhi on Tuesday as India marked the 70th anniversary of the end of British colonial rule.
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