What happened (Drass visit; remarks on proxy war and tribute ceremonies)

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Drass in Ladakh during his Jammu & Kashmir visit. At an event titled Shaurya Bhoj, Rajnath Singh said adversarial intentions remain unchanged and that proxy war remains a security challenge.

Rajnath Singh spoke in the Kargil War anniversary context and asserted that the Indian Army is prepared to counter “nefarious designs.”

Rajnath Singh also discussed the security situation in Jammu & Kashmir after an Anantnag attack in which one policeman died. Ahead of 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas, Rajnath Singh visited the war memorial at Drass, paid tributes to soldiers from the 1999 Kargil War, and attended Shaurya Sandhya.

Rajnath Singh described soldiers’ sacrifices as enabling India’s sense of safety. The events included tributes and formal presentations, including felicitations for families of Kargil War bravehearts and documentary or special presentations focusing on war heroes. A captioned photo described Rajnath Singh presenting a memento to a relative of a martyr during Vijay Diwas celebrations.

Background and earlier position (Kargil context; proxy war as a recurring security framing)

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