Overview

• Vice President Dhankhar cautioned that sinister forces aim to fracture India along lines such as language, warning that small domestic groups are tied to external adversaries.
• He invoked V.D. Savarkar’s realist principles to underscore that nations pursue their own interests and that India must strengthen its sovereignty through power.
• Dhankhar highlighted Operation Sindoor’s focus on dismantling terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir while intentionally sparing civilian areas.
• He lauded the Modi government’s steadfast diplomacy to isolate Pakistan globally over claims of sponsoring terrorism.
• He described the global environment as increasingly precarious for peace-loving nations and called for greater dialogue among political parties to reinforce national unity.