Amid anticipation of an Indian military response in response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today and discussed the ongoing military planning and operationsread moreAt a time when India is widely expected to respond militarily to the Pahalgam terrorist attack, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday at the latter’s 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence.Rajnath is understood to have briefed Modi on ongoing operations against terrorists in Kashmir and on the Western front in the wake of the Pahalgam attack. Their meeting lasted for around 40 minutes.Both the leaders are also expected to have discussed key decisions that have been taken regarding India’s response to Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam attack.STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADLast week, terrorists killed 26 people, most of whom were terrorists, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. India has blamed Pakistan for the attack.Pakistan-based terrorist group
Lashkar-e-Taiba used the cover of The Resistance Front (TRF) to claim responsibility for the attack. Later, however, the group said that it was not behind the attack. It was seen as a desperate attempt to avoid any direct hits from India, such as the one on Jaish-e-Mohammed after the group claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terrorist attack in 2019.More from India
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Will Amarnath Yatra be affected after the Pahalgam terror attack?Earlier, Rajnath had met Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Sunday. India has vowed to respond to the Pahalgam attack.In rare remarks in English at a public address, Modi last week said that India will pursue terrorists and their backers “to the ends of the Earth”.“From the soil of Bihar, I say this to the whole world: India will identify, track, and punish every terrorist, their handlers, and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the Earth. India’s spirit will never be broken by terrorism,” said Modi in a speech in Bihar.Among the steps taken so far in response to the Pahalgam attack, the
suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty has eclipsed all others. Pakistan has dubbed the treaty’s suspension as an “act of war”. Even though taps in Pakistan will not run dry just now, as India does not have infrastructure to store waters flowing into Pakistan or divert it elsewhere into India, anxieties have risen in Pakistan as India can now flex its power as an upstream state.While India cannot stop water from flowing into Pakistan,
it can tamper with the flow of water that can affect the availability of water for agriculture, hydropower generation, and other purposes at times of high requirement, such as in summers, said Prof Medha Bisht of the Department of International Relations, South Asia University (SAU), Delhi.STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADBisht told Firstpost, “To an extent, India now has the ability to induce water-scarcity or minor floods in Pakistan with the tampering of water flow and withholding of water-related information. A sudden release of water or reduction in the flow of water can create some problems in Pakistan.”In the long run, India plans to ramp up infrastructure to maximise the retention of Indus river system’s waters and minimise the flow of waters into Pakistan. Union water minister CR Patil has said that the government has prepared a plan to not let “even a drop of water” into Pakistan in the long run.TagsIndiaPakistanTerrorismEnd of Article
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