Asserting that India will always use its strength to protect itself, BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday made it clear that the country is not interested in spreading its boundaries or defeating anyone.
“This Government has made this country secure. Without diverting from the path of peace… India should be safe and secure. It’s borders are posing a challenge and everyone has seen that this issue can be resolved too. India has a lot to give to the world and that is being recognised now. India’s strength is never destructive, but constructive. India’s strength has never been used to spread boundaries and be expansionist. We go to win over the world but not defeat anyone...There is need that India should be a country that should lead the world,” Shah said at the function to release ‘The Complete Works of Deendayal Upadhyaya.’
Talking about the contributions of the former Jana Sangh chief, Shah said Upadhyay's philosophy is an ideal for those in public life and the warnings given by him many years ago are staring at the world today.
“The concept of maintaining a balance between development and nature that he put forth, is before us today in the form of global warming and air and water pollution. If the world would have moved forward on the path of integral humanism, then probably the world would not have faced the present-day problems,” he said.
“Earlier it was considered that there is a contradiction between a welfare state and development. This BJP Government has proved that despite being poor the country can be empowered. Earlier, RSS leader Bhaiyyaji Joshi said the thoughts of Upadhyay given many years ago are now recognised by the world.