
Read the complete statement of Indian Army DGMO Lt. Gen. Ranbir Singh announcing surgical strikes on terrorist launch-pads along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
Watch Indian Army DGMO Lt. Gen. Ranbir Singh announce surgical strikes on terrorist launch-pads along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
Hailing India as the “greatest democracy on earth” and “a great culture”, Israel’s President Shimon Peres also backed India for a permanent seat on the expanded United Nations Security Council.
“Access to our authorities to persons who have been apprehended by your government in connection with Mumbai terror attack is perhaps the logical next step.”
The army chief, General Deepak Kapoor has said the issue of withdrawal of the army from deployment in Jammu and Kashmir would be taken by political authorities and only after the assessment of terrorist infiltration levels in the summer and the completion of the Amarnath Yatra.
The terror advisory put out by the US embassy in India on Tuesday, coincides with, if not directly related to the Terrorism Threat Map published by risk assessment firms Aon and Janusian, which shows increased activity in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.
Islamabad’s response to the Mumbai attack highlights its unwillingness to accept the involvement of Pakistani entities. Such an attitude diminishes further the credibility of Pakistan’s commitment to counter-terrorism and has longer-term implications for South Asian security.