Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that respect for India has increased significantly over the past five years and the surgical strike conducted by the Indian forces on terror launch pads across Line of Control, three years back on this day, had shown India's capacity and valour to the world with greater force.The Prime Minister, who addressed an enthusiastic gathering of BJP workers and supporters who had gathered at the Palam airport to greet him on his successful visit to the US, said that credit for the rise in India's respect goes to the people of the country who re-elected the BJP-led government with a greater mandate earlier this year.During his weeklong US visit, the Prime Minister addressed a huge gathering of Indian diaspora at the 'Howdy Modi' event in Houston in the presence of US President Donald Trump.He said all the world leaders he met subsequently during his participation in the United Nations General Assembly meeting mentioned the mega Houston event.Modi's
