Both UPA and NDA have been in favour of dialogue with Pakistan: PM Modi
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IBNS): No Indian government - be it UPA or NDA - has ever been against dialogue with Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on New Year's Day.
Speaking to ANI in one of his very rare interviews to the media, Modi said: "It has been the policy of every government at the Centre to have good relations with our neighbours."
"We have always wanted dialogue - it is not a question of Modi or Manmohan... But we have always maintained that their support to terror must end first. And we have successfully managed to isolate Pakistan on the global arena," he said.
Asked about the BJP trying to gain political milage from the 2016 surgical strikes, Modi said: "I personally believe that surgical strikes should not be politicised."
"On the surgical strikes, there are some political parties who began to speak the same language as Pakistan. These parties were demeaning our armed forces. They politicised such an issue," he said.
The Prime Minister said just like Indians spoke of the bravery of our solders in various wars, the surgical strike was also a demonstration of their strength.
"If we don't sing praises of our army's bravery, who will?" he said.
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