SRINAGAR — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India would have given a larger bailout package to Pakistan than sought by Islamabad from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had the neighbouring nation maintained friendly relations with New Delhi. Addressing an election rally in Gurez assembly segment of Bandipora district, Singh referred to the prime minister’s development package for Jammu and Kashmir announced in 2014-15 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Modi ji in 2014-15 announced a special package for development of Jammu and Kashmir which has now reached Rs 90,000 crore. The amount is much bigger than what Pakistan was seeking from the IMF (as bailout package),” the senior BJP leader said. Singh referred to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s famous statement that “we can change friends but we cannot change the neighbours”. मोदी जी ने जम्मू-कश्मीर के लिए एक स्पेशल पीएम पैकेज दिया था जो आज बढ़ते-बढ़ते क़रीब 90000 करोड़ तक पहुँच गया है। जितनी रक़म के लिए पूरा पाकिस्तान आईएमएफ़ के सामने मिन्नतें कर रहा था, उससे कहीं ज़्यादा रक़म जम्मू-कश्मीर के लिए हमारी सरकार ने दिया है: श्री @rajnathsingh — Rajnathsingh_in (@RajnathSingh_in) September 29, 2024 “I said, my Pakistani friends, why have strained relations, we are...