‘Would have given more money than IMF if …’: Rajnath Singh on offering financial aid to Pakistan | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India would have been willing to provide Pakistan with a financial aid package larger than what the country is currently seeking from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), had Islamabad maintained friendly relations with New Delhi."I said, my Pakistani friends, why have strained relations, we are neighbours.If we had good relations, we would have given more money than the IMF," defence minister said.Speaking in the Gurez assembly segment of Bandipora district, Singh said that the government is dedicated to the development of Jammu and Kashmir, citing the substantial Rs 90,000 crore package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014-15. He argued that this commitment to the region starkly contrasts with Pakistan’s relianc...