“There is no need to talk about it”, he said, adding that it will take action at an appropriate time and has been fully behind army on such matters.
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A second option on the table would be sending special forces inside Pakistan to attack guerrilla training camps, although that was a high-risk gamble that could easily go wrong, the experts said.
MoS Defence Subhash Bhamre has attacked Pakistan army and said that it is to be blamed for Uri attacks.
The Indian military said the four gunmen who carried out the attack were “foreigners”. Sunday’s assault came as India’s portion of Kashmir has been under a major security lockdown during more than two months of protests sparked by the July 8 killing of a commander of another separatist group. However, later, NDTV said that soldiers were asleep when the attackers set their tent-like barracks on fire.
The army had recovered more articles from the possession of four militants who were killed after they attacked the army camp near the garrison town of Uri, close to the Line of Control (LoC).
The opposition Congress took a swipe at PM Modi, reminding him of his attacks in the past questioning the previous UPA government’s policy on Pakistan.
Targetting Prime Minister, Surjewala said: “Modiji counsels UPA (United Progressive Alliance) to not write “love letters to Pakistan”.
“We are coming to a point where India will have no choice but to inflict some punishment on Pakistan”, said Lalit Mansingh, India’s former foreign secretary. “How does PM Modi propose to “punish” and protect India’s interests”, he wondered. At least 17 soldiers have been reportedly killed at the military installation, which is located near the border with Pakistan.
He said that it is the “intelligence failure” of India if it continuously blames Pakistan for sending infiltrators to this part of Kashmir.
If required at global bodies, sources said, India will present all actionable evidence against Pakistan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting over the deadly terror attack at Uri in Kashmir Valley.
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“India has to ensure that the options it exercises – particularly the military ones – do not leave it worse off than before in terms of casualties and costs”, said Manoj Joshi with the Observer Research Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank. It conveys its condolences to the families of the 17 Indian soldiers killed in this attack.
