Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a nationally televised speech that in the last four months, Indian security forces have killed 110 terrorists who crossed over the cease-fire line in Kashmir from Pakistani territory.
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Even though it is being reported that conspiracy theorists are speculating that World War 3 is just about ready to erupt between the two Asian nuclear powers, India and Pakistan, events within the past week actually indicate that the reality of war between the two nations is indeed close. He described the suspected militants as terrorists allegedly exported from Pakistan.
India has hit back at Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s remarks that the Uri terror attack could be the result of a “reaction” of the people to the situation in Kashmir, saying the “use of alibis” by him is not going to work anymore. Instead, according to The Times of India, he noted that while both countries had attained independence at the same time (1947), India had gone on to export software, while Pakistan was an exporter of worldwide terrorism.
Asserting that terrorism is the enemy of humanity, Prime Minister Modi called upon the global community to join hands to defeat terrorism.
Keeping up the pressure on Pakistan, he took aim at Pakistan’s obsession with Kashmir and asked it to “first look at the land they have already captured – PoK, Gilgit and Balochistan”. If you have strength, then come forward to fight poverty. Let’s see who wins?
There seemed to be little enthusiasm for much of his address, though there was applause when he said his government had helped the safe return of Kerala nurses after they were kidnapped in a war zone in the Middle East.
Launching a blistering attack against Pakistan, Modi warned its leadership that the Uri terror attack will not be forgotten and the sacrifice of 18 jawans will not go in vain.
“There is one nation in Asia whose aim is to spread terrorism and is working toward ensuring that the 21st century does not belong to Asia”, he said, referring to Pakistan.
Mr Modi said India has succeeded in isolating Pakistan diplomatically, and will intensify its efforts to further expose it and force its leadership “to live alone in the world”. “Who is able to defeat poverty and illiteracy first, Pakistan or India” he added. There is only one country which is responsible for exporting terrorism. “We also sell small weapons to many countries, including the United States and Germany”, he added.
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“Be it Afghanistan, Bangladesh or other nations, we have seen whenever the news of terror incidents comes, terrorists have either gone from this country (Pakistan) or have settled there after committing the crime”, he said.
