<p>Forces who indulge in cross-border terrorism against India for decades now know this is a "different India" which will give them a reply, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, stressing that today the country can meet its national security challenges posed by China and Pakistan.</p>.<p>Addressing the Indian community in Uganda on Wednesday, Jaishankar spoke about the transformation of the country into a new India.</p>.<p>Speaking about the challenges India faces on its borders, Jaishankar said: "Today, people see a different India that is willing to stand up and India which will meet its national security challenges whether it is Uri or whether it is Balakot."</p>.<p>He was referring to the 2016 Uri attack by Jaish-e-Mohammed insurgents from Pakistan against an Indian Army brigade headquarters and the 2019 Balakot airstrike conducted by Indian warplanes in Balakot, Pakistan against a terrorist training camp.</p>.<p>"Today, the forces which indulged in cross-border terrorism against India for decades and which India tolerated, they now know this is a different India and this India will give them a reply," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/india-s-progress-can-create-new-opportunities-for-ugandan-businesses-eam-jaishankar-1209052.html" target="_blank">India’s progress can create new opportunities for Ugandan businesses: EAM Jaishankar</a></strong></p>.<p>He also spoke about the challenges on the border with China.</p>.<p>"For the last three years, in violation of the agreements, the Chinese have brought large forces," he said.</p>.<p>Today the Indian military is deployed at very great heights and in very tough conditions, he said.</p>.<p>This situation is different from the past as Indian soldiers have now the "full backing, they have the right equipment and the infrastructure," he said.</p>.<p>He admitted that more work has to be done to develop the infrastructure on the border with China as it has been neglected in the past.</p>.<p>"This is a different India which will stand up for its interests and the world will recognise that," he said.</p>.<p>Today, he said India's policies are not impacted by any outside pressure.</p>.<p>"It is a more independent India," he said.</p>.<p>Today, India cannot be put under pressure by countries that will "tell us where we should buy our oil and where we should not buy our oil."</p>.<p>"This an India which will do what is in the interest of its citizens, its consumers," he said.</p>.<p>India has been snapping Russian oil available at a discount after the West sanctioned Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. India continues to buy Russian oil in large quantities.</p>.<p>Russia continued to be the single largest supplier of crude oil, which is converted into petrol and diesel at refineries, for a sixth straight month by supplying more than one-third of all oil India imported, according to energy cargo tracker Vortexa.</p>
<p>Forces who indulge in cross-border terrorism against India for decades now know this is a "different India" which will give them a reply, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, stressing that today the country can meet its national security challenges posed by China and Pakistan.</p>.<p>Addressing the Indian community in Uganda on Wednesday, Jaishankar spoke about the transformation of the country into a new India.</p>.<p>Speaking about the challenges India faces on its borders, Jaishankar said: "Today, people see a different India that is willing to stand up and India which will meet its national security challenges whether it is Uri or whether it is Balakot."</p>.<p>He was referring to the 2016 Uri attack by Jaish-e-Mohammed insurgents from Pakistan against an Indian Army brigade headquarters and the 2019 Balakot airstrike conducted by Indian warplanes in Balakot, Pakistan against a terrorist training camp.</p>.<p>"Today, the forces which indulged in cross-border terrorism against India for decades and which India tolerated, they now know this is a different India and this India will give them a reply," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/india-s-progress-can-create-new-opportunities-for-ugandan-businesses-eam-jaishankar-1209052.html" target="_blank">India’s progress can create new opportunities for Ugandan businesses: EAM Jaishankar</a></strong></p>.<p>He also spoke about the challenges on the border with China.</p>.<p>"For the last three years, in violation of the agreements, the Chinese have brought large forces," he said.</p>.<p>Today the Indian military is deployed at very great heights and in very tough conditions, he said.</p>.<p>This situation is different from the past as Indian soldiers have now the "full backing, they have the right equipment and the infrastructure," he said.</p>.<p>He admitted that more work has to be done to develop the infrastructure on the border with China as it has been neglected in the past.</p>.<p>"This is a different India which will stand up for its interests and the world will recognise that," he said.</p>.<p>Today, he said India's policies are not impacted by any outside pressure.</p>.<p>"It is a more independent India," he said.</p>.<p>Today, India cannot be put under pressure by countries that will "tell us where we should buy our oil and where we should not buy our oil."</p>.<p>"This an India which will do what is in the interest of its citizens, its consumers," he said.</p>.<p>India has been snapping Russian oil available at a discount after the West sanctioned Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. India continues to buy Russian oil in large quantities.</p>.<p>Russia continued to be the single largest supplier of crude oil, which is converted into petrol and diesel at refineries, for a sixth straight month by supplying more than one-third of all oil India imported, according to energy cargo tracker Vortexa.</p>