MODI PRAISES NAVY OFFICER

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Indian navy officer Abhilash Tomy, who recently rescued during a voyage and said his grit and spirit is an example for younger people. “Despite having faced such a tough situation; his grit & spirit, his determination to make another similar attempt is an inspiration for our younger generation. I pray for Tomy’s sound health and I am sure that his courage, bravery and resolve to fight and emerge a winner will inspire our younger generation,” he said in Mann ki Baat.

in Jammu and Kashmir. It also took offence to the release of a series of Pakistani postage stamps that “glorified a terrorist and terrorism.”

In Islamabad, Qureshi had said, “The refusal of India shows the Indian government is facing internal pressure. It seems that India is already preparing for its elections due in the country next year.” The cancellation followed a verbal duel between Pakistan’s new premier Imran Khan and the Indian foreign ministry. Khan tweeted he had seen many “small men occupying big offices”.

Modi also took the opportunity to emphasise India’s long-standing commitment to peace and pointed out that New Delhi “has never eyed someone else’s territory maliciously. This in itself was our commitment and dedication towards peace.”

“India has always been resolutely committed to peace. In the two world wars fought in the 20th century, over a lakh of our soldiers made the supreme sacrifice that too in wars where we were not involved in any way,” he said.