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18 jawans killed as terrorists strike at army camp in Uri While the Indian Army was able to effectively take down the militants, the attack kicked off a series of events; evidence of India’s waning tolerance towards Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the attack, while Home Minister Rajnath Singh held an emergency meeting to discuss further steps. Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar visited Kashmir soon after, to assess the military operations and review the security situation in the area. Parrikar gave strict instructions to the Army to take firm action against those responsible for the attack.
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In what is being called the deadliest attack on the Indian Army in the last 26 years, infiltrators this time hit a tad too close to home prompting India to take up a more severe stand against neighbouring Pakistan. At a time when the war against terror has become a unified international outcry, India finds itself being tested time and again. The National Investigation Agency is all set to take over the investigation into the Uri attack,
where 18 Army personnel were killed on an Army camp by four Jaish-eMohammed terrorists. The Pathankot-style strike on the Indian Army camp along the Line of Control took place at the crack of dawn when four attackers burst in spraying bullets and hurling hand grenades. Director general of military operations, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, later called a briefing in New Delhi, saying all four attackers were foreign terrorists and
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owned items with Pakistani markings on them. “Initial reports indicate that the slain terrorists belong to Jaish-eMohammed. Four AK 47 rifles and four under-barrel grenade launchers were recovered,” he said. A serious security breach, the attack happened during the usual change of guard. The incident provoked an aggressive response from India as this is the second time a military
establishment was attacked this year alone. Several security establishment officials said a political decision needs to be taken quickly, to send a clear message to the neighbour saying “enough is enough”. “How long will we keep on absorbing terror strikes, from 26/11 to Pathankot, without effectively retaliating? Our defensive approach only serves to embolden the Pakistan Army-ISI combine further,” said a senior official.
Sources said options hammered out during the two rounds of deliberations Home Minister Rajnath Singh held with Army officers, intelligence chiefs and senior bureaucrats included surgical strikes inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on camps where terrorists are trained by the Pakistan Army and jihadi outfits, and also artillery attacks on such camps. The PM, Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Manohar Parrikar and others felt the response should be effective enough to reassure people at home Continued on page 26
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