Indian Home Affairs Minister Rajnath Singh called Pakistan a “terrorist state” soon after Sunday’s attack. The soldier, Sepoy K Vikas Janardhan had been admitted to the Army’s Research and Referrals Hospital in New Delhi.
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The dawn raid surprised soldiers in their sleep as attackers lobbed grenades and set fire to a building.
New Delhi, Sep 19 India will carefully decide its future course of action in the aftermath of the terror attack in Uri and will not do anything on the basis of what Pakistan says, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said today.
“She said that the world must understand the sensitivity of this issue and must stop India from politicking over it”. Reportedly, they were carrying Pakistan-origin weapons and material.
“Pakistan categorically rejects the baseless and irresponsible accusations being levelled by senior officials in Prime Minister Modi’s Government”.
Acting High Commissioner for Canada to India Jess Dutton strongly condemned the terrorist attack and said, The Government of Canada extends condolences to the victims and their families. But that would imperil a 2003 ceasefire along the frontier, although it has frayed in recent years.
Defence, internal security to be top priority of the government. “It has exposed the flaws and the weakness of our security infrastructure and an immediate overhaul is the first job on hand”.
It will also suggest preventive measures needed to be employed, including realignment of forces around army installations near the LoC.
Rebel groups which have been fighting Indian troops in Kashmir since 1989 seek either independence for the region or its merger with Pakistan. The bus passed through Uri and passengers waited at the de facto border ready to cross.
They said the inquiry will look into all possible lapses that could have led to the attack and ascertain whether it could have been prevented. Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia and Britain were the other sponsors of the resolution that the UN Security Council adopted at its 286th meeting on April 21, 1948. “France remains at India’s side in the combat against terrorism”.
The militants infiltrated across the Line of Control from Pakistan before attacking the base, west of Srinagar, an army officer told the BBC on Sunday. With the utter incoherence, confusion and jingoism presently afflicting the country’s Pakistan and Kashmir policy, there appears to be little hope of any radical shift in the present and disastrous trajectory of events.
“Why are we searching for proof of Pakistan’s involvement in this terror attack?”
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The United Nations also called for restraint as Indian ministers met Monday for urgent talks.
