LEH (LADAKH): In his first strong rebuke of Pakistan since becoming Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Tuesday condemned it for its proxy war against India. Modi said Pakistan was incapable of fighting a conventional war and therefore has been resorting to terrorism. Modi was addressing the Indian Army and Air Force personnel in Siachen.Modi, on a day-long visit to Ladakh to inaugurate a clutch of power projects, told soldiers and officers his government won’t ever compromise on the Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield India has controlled since 1984. Pakistan demands demilitarization of this strategically important glacier.The PM said India is committed to strong and well-equipped army. “Jawans should be assured that the entire country supports them,” he said.Modi later flew to Kargil, the first PM to visit the region since the 1999 conflict with Pakistan over the mountain peaks, where he inaugurated the 44 MW Chutak hydro-power project.“Look at the condition of Jammu & Kashmir where 20% of the population is displaced,” he said at a public meeting. “We want to settle these displaced people and give them opportunity of their livelihood.”In Leh, Modi said his government was committed to “3 Ps” for J&K: prakash (electricity), paryavaran (environment) and paryatan (tourism), which would help improve the region and the country.“Development should bring change in the lives of the people and energy plays an important role in that,” Modi said in Leh after inaugurating a 45 MW hydro-electric project. The power project, he said, would end electricity crisis in the region. He also announced funding of four roads in J&K at a cost of Rs 8,000 crore.“We have to connect all regions of the country by the means of roadways, railways, electricity grid and telecommunications,” Modi said. “Past PMs rarely ever visited Kashmir. I’ve come twice in two months alone because of your love,” he added. Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kargil airport. (AFP photo)“I understand the people’s problems here. I also understand their strengths. I am very fortunate to have worked for the party in Jammu & Kashmir. I used to visit the state often,” he said. The PM also laid the foundation stone of the Rs 1,700 crore, 330-km-long Leh-Kargil-Srinagar transmission line.Modi was received in Leh by governor N N Vohra, chief minister Omar Abdullah, Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag, among others. He was accompanied by Union power minister Piyush Goyal and national security adviser Ajit Doval.