Gandhinagar, May 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said terrorism was not a proxy war but a deliberate war strategy adopted by Pakistan, and India will respond to it accordingly.

Speaking at a Gujarat government programme here, he also batted for buying Indian products to boost the country's economy.

Refusing to make any distinction between non-state and state actors in Pakistan, Modi said the neighbouring country is engaging in war by continuing to support terrorism.

"'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the world is one family) is our 'sanskar' (value imbibed through tradition), we want happiness for our neighbours too, but if you challenge our strength, then India is also a land of heroes," he said, speaking at an urban development ...