President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo) President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo)Describing the surgical strikes carried out by the Army across the LoC last year as a decisive step taken by the government, President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said that it was a fitting reply to repeated incursions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ruling party members thumped their desks as the President mentioned the surgical strikes. Mukherjee said the country’s macro economic fundamentals were “strong, creating a platform for sustained high growth”.

Source: Indian Express January 31, 2017 19:41 UTC