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'Remove bulletproof glass or I won't speak': Ex-officer recalls PM Modi's demand on I-Day 2014

· 15 August 2026 · 2 min read
'Remove bulletproof glass or I won't speak': Ex-officer recalls PM Modi's demand on I-Day 2014

The Times of India has reported a new India-focused defence development: “'Remove bulletproof glass or I won't speak': Ex-officer recalls PM Modi's demand on I-Day 2014.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: <![CDATA[Former defence secretary RK Mathur has recalled how Prime Minister Narendra Modi insisted on removing the bulletproof glass barrier from the Red Fort before delivering his first Independence Day address as Prime Minister in 2014. Speaking about the episode, Mathur s

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