Overview

• Speaking at MJ Akbar’s book launch, the defence minister said only the Almighty knows what lies ahead for Pakistan.
• He cautioned that any Pakistani misadventure near the disputed Sir Creek would invite a decisive response that could alter history and geography.
• Singh said India is the world’s fourth-largest economy and on track to be third by 2030, citing IMF-based projections that place it second by PPP by 2038.
• News18 reported, citing unnamed intelligence and naval sources, that Pakistan has expanded its presence around Sir Creek with mini-cantonments, emergency airstrips, new creek battalions, and reinforcement of the Bholari airbase, a claim not independently corroborated in public.
• He accused Pakistan of failed attempts to breach India’s defences from Leh to Sir Creek and asserted that India has the capability to defeat terrorism and other threats.