Sources close to Home Ministry say that isolating Pakistan at the global level is a completely different than an armed response.
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The group, which has not claimed responsibility, was also accused of mounting the January attack on an Indian Air Force base in Pathankot that left seven soldiers dead. Four militants involved in the terror strike were killed by the Army.
France condemned the Uri terror attack and called for “decisive action” against terror groups targetting India, especially the Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Jaish-e-Mohammed, and the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen.
India’s Federal Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said there was a deep sense of outrage about the attack in the border town of Uri, and that patience with Pakistan was wearing thin.
“Such heinous acts of terrorism call for the need to step up worldwide cooperation to combat the scourge of terrorism that poses a severe threat to the peace and stability of all countries”, the Bhutanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
In his message to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” said he was of the firm belief that the perpetrators behind this heinous act will be brought to justice at the earliest.
Former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal noted that many countries had been subjected to terrorism and were aware of the challenges India faced from Pakistan.
“We join the civilised people everywhere in condemning this dastardly attack across the border from Pakistan and offer our condolences and prayers to families of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice with their lives”, said George Abraham, chairman, INOC, USA.
“Everything has a limit with regard to that and we should now allow the Government of India to do what it is allowed to do and whatever needs to be done, will have to be done”, he added.
“Notably, however, more than half of BJP supporters (54 per cent) and a plurality of Congress party adherents (45 per cent) disapprove of the prime minister’s handling of relations with Pakistan”, the report said.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, China, Canada, US and United Kingdom also issued statement condemning the ghastly terror attack.
