India needs strong leadership, Modi tells Lata Mangeshkar's fans in Mumbai

The BJP's prime ministerial contender touched upon the highly emotive issue of beheading of a soldier by the Pakistanis.

"A small country beheads our jawan and we fail to do anything. Bring the head of our soldier back to the Indian soil," he said, adding more Indian soldiers had lost their lives in terrorist attacks than wars.

"A soldier who wants to take the enemy's bullet on his chest suffers the most when he dies in his own cantonment instead of the battlefield," he said.

The Gujarat chief minister said, he would like Indian youth to research and develop weapons for the defence forces and fortify India against increasing cyber war threats.

Apparently referring to cyber attacks by China, he  said, with the country having a big talent pool of Information
communication technology perfessionals why could it not stop such intrusions.

He also flayed the government for massive import of armaments to meet the requirements of defence forces.

"Today we have to make huge imports of armaments to replenish our weaponry. How would the bullets made in alien barracks fire?" he asked.