Many members here not taken notice of the last statement of MOdi, "samay bahut kam hai aur karya bahut bada". It means we have very short time available to do something very big. It will be a very short and very intense war lasting just 3-5 days and within that Pakistan will be dismembered and destroyed. The day any of the nukes of Pakistan comes out of their underground bunkers, our satellites and that of our friends will pick them up. They will be destroyed in counter strike by our Nuke missiles even before they get mated to Missiles.
A long drawn out war favours India and will ensure complete decimation of Pak war fighting potential. You will see that within 3-5 days we will be able to achieve our war aim and the world will bow to the genious and strength of our armed forces.
Modi said, “samay bahut kam hai aur karya bahut bada” which literally means, “Time is very short and the task is very big.”
He said this in a speech to senior Indian Army officers on August 15, 2014, as he detailed the preparations needed to deal with a possible border escalation on Independence Day, at the National Defense Academy in New Delhi as a reminder that, in the face of the Pakistani threat, India needed to modernize its forces and accelerate its training and armament rates. This phrase has become emblematic in Indian military circles for stressing the need for swift, decisive action.
He used it again very recently, on April 29, 2025, at the YUGM Conclave in New Delhi (a meeting of senior officials - including NSA Ajit Doval and the Chiefs of Staff), where he addressed civilian and military leaders (and used it again a few days later on his Mann Ki Baat program).
He himself made it clear that this is not an imminent threat, but a call to speed up all processes (from laboratory to battlefield, or from idea to implementation). In short, it's not just a martial slogan: it's a governance tool to give speed and priority to its strategic objectives, be they military or national development.
By hammering home the idea that India has little time to prepare for any escalation against Pakistan (and, more broadly, its two fronts, Pakistan and China), Modi is putting direct political pressure on to speed up major acquisitions, including the Rafale G-to-G.
By reinforcing the rhetoric of urgency and threat, Modi has created a favorable political window of opportunity for rapidly completing the 40 Rafales. This strengthens the military staff's fast-track procurement approach, at a time when other priorities (helicopters, missiles) are also vying for funds.
This insistence on “short time, big job” clearly consolidates the Indian government's determination to rapidly conclude the purchase of 40 Rafale G-to-G aircraft. It aligns political and strategic pressure with the immediate need to reinforce the IAF's air superiority against its neighbors.