Amid the escalating India-Pakistan tensions, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian Armed Forces (IAF) are giving a befitting response to Pakistan, reported news agency ANI.

Shinde said this after performing aarti at the ceremony of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Rajkot along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.