Gurgaon, Oct 16 (IANS): A day after China objected to India building road along the border, union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday said no one can give a warning to "powerful nation" like India.
"No one can give a warning to India. India is a powerful nation now," he said on the sidelines of the 30th Raising Day ceremony of the National Security Guards (NSG) in Manesar, on the outskirts Delhi.
"As far as China is concerned, both countries should sit together and discuss the issues," he told reporters.
China Wednesday said India should not take any action that may complicate the situation in disputed border areas.
The remarks came in the wake of comments made Tuesday by union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju that there were plans to construct a 2,000-km-long road along the international border between Mago-Thingbu in Tawang district and Vijaynagar in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
The minister also called for joint efforts at the international-level to tackle terrorism.
"Terrorism is not limited to one country, therefore joint efforts should be made at the international level," the minister said.
Adding that there are certain forces who want to "destabilise the peace and tranquility in the country", he said: "Our security forces are fully equipped and capable to deal with terrorists and other anti-national forces."
He added that the central government was planning to increase the number of female commandos.
Commenting on the recent attacks on people from northeast, the minister said such discrimination will not be allowed.
"I will talk to all chief ministers regarding this...any discrimination on the basis of religion, caste, creed will not be allowed," the minister said.
His comment came as two youths from Nagaland were beaten up and assaulted by a gang of seven in the Sikanderpur area of Gurgaon.
In a similar case in Bangalore, a 26-year-old engineering student from Manipur was beaten up Wednesday by a group of men, who reportedly abused and then attacked him for not speaking Kannada.
Rajnath Singh also paid tributes to the brave NSG commandos, who sacrificed their lives, and appreciated the role played by the elite force in countering terrorism.