Director General Military Operations Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh said the Army had taken four AK-47 guns from the militants, and that 13-14 of the men were killed because their tent caught fire after grenades were hurled at the premises during the attack.
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Terrorists described as “foreigners” attacked the army camp near Uri town on Sunday morning, killing 18 soldiers and wounding many.
The Army also said it has the desired capability to respond to any blatant acts of aggression and violence as deemed appropriate by us.
At a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, India took the decision to “diplomatically isolate” Pakistan at all global fora, The Times of India reported.
India has blamed Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed for the attack.
“The Indian Army has displayed considerable restraint while handling the terrorist situation both along the Line of Control and in hinterland”.
He told reporters “we reserve the right to response to any act of the adversary at the time and place of our own choosing”.
Home minister Rajnath Singh pointed a finger at Pakistan for its “continued and direct support” to terror groups and Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the perpetrators would not go unpunished.
Stating that the acts of terrorism are the most egregious violations of human rights as they rob their victims of the most fundamental of human rights – the right to life, India said this should be clear to any impartial observer of the issue.
Defense analyst Rahul Bedi in New Delhi said that Modi is under pressure to do “something demonstrable” because his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janta Party has always advocated a tough stand against Pakistan.
“Pakistan categorically rejects the baseless and irresponsible accusations being levelled by senior officials in Prime Minister Modi’s government”, Aziz said in the statement issued by the Foreign Office.
The meeting also discussed Modi’s proposed visit to Pakistan in November for a Saarc summit. “I don’t think so”, said political commentator and Kashmir University professor Gul Muhammad Wani. India and Pakistan are now observing a 2003 ceasefire along the borders and the LoC, which has largely stayed despite violations. We are also concerned about the fact that, according to New Delhi, the army base near Uri was attacked from Pakistani territory.
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“Everything is in front of the people”. We call upon this Council to urge Pakistan to put an end to cross-border infiltration; dismantle the terrorism infrastructure; and stop acting as an epicentre of terrorism. “We will take our steps carefully”, Rijiju said.
