New Delhi: Declaring India's resolve not to rest till it defeats Pakistan in its proxy war, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani laid the foundation stone of free India's first national police memorial in New Delhi on December 13 on the first anniversary of the December 13 terrorist strike on Parliament.

"What would have happened had the five Pakistanis succeeded in their mission last year and entered Parliament. One shudders to think of its impact on Indian democracy.

"But for the sacrifices made by the security personnel, it became only an incident in the history of terrorism and not a terrible disaster," he said.

The Minister said observance of the December 13 anniversary was not only to remember the martyrs but also to "reiterate and strengthen the nation's resolve not to rest till it defeats Pakistan in its proxy war against India."

Pakistan, he said, shifted its strategy to proxy war after getting defeated thrice in direct wars. This has resulted in narrowing the differences between internal and external security and the armed forces, central para-military organisations and state police forces were having constant interaction.

The National Police Memorial in the capital's diplomatic enclave would be the first national memorial for police martyrs in independent India as India Gate, built by the British, was a tribute to the soldiers who laid down their lives in the two world wars, the Deputy Premier said.

Union Ministers Ananth Kumar, Sahib Singh Verma, Vijay Goel and I D Swami and the country's top police officials were present on the occasion.

PTI