The senior political and military leaderships today chose to “reserve the right to respond to any act of the adversary at a time and place of own choosing” but pressure was building on the Narendra Modi administration to take demonstrative action for the killing of soldiers in Uri.
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Bilkulonline.com, New Delhi, Sep 19: A day after BJP strategist Ram Madhav suggested “for one tooth, a complete jaw” following the killing 18 soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP on Monday mostly kept mum over the issue.
“The Indian Army has displayed considerable restraint while handling the terrorist situation both along the Line of Control and in hinterland”.
Russia, France, Canada and Afghanistan today joined several other countries in condemning the Uri attack which claimed the lives of 18 Army personnel even as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hoped that the perpetrators would be brought to justice.
The Indian Army also stated that it reserved the right to respond to any act of terror from across the border at the time and place of its choosing.
Mumbai: Needling Narendra Modi over the Uri terror attack, Shiv Sena Monday said the situation has become worse than that under the previous Congress regime and if the prime minister is unable to strike Pakistan and eliminate terrorists, his exercise of building a global image will prove futile. Sources said India’s response is expected to be “measured” and taking long-term implications into account. The rebels paralyzed the massive base for almost four days, and killed seven soldiers.
Meanwhile, the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said infiltration attempts by terrorists have shown a marked increase in comparison to the past 3-4 years.
“Pakistan categorically rejects the baseless and irresponsible accusations being levelled by senior officials in Prime Minister Modi’s government”, said Sartaj Aziz, the foreign affairs adviser to Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Sharif, who addresses the United Nations general assembly on September 21, is expected to rake up alleged army atrocities in Kashmir to paint India into a corner.
“The Pakistani military will thwart any sinister design against integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan”.
A series of meetings were held through the day with Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairing one in 7 Race Course Road that had the ministers for defence, home and finance in attendance as well as the army chief, the defence secretary and heads of intelligence agencies.
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Raising once again the ” blatant abuse and violation of human rights+ in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and in other parts of Pakistan, including Balochistan, India said it was adversely impacting the stability of the entire region. “If you are strong, the country needs proof of it”, Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters.
