Surgical Strike

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the 2016 surgical strikes were India's decisive response to the pain of terror attacks and presented a bold example of the country's counter-terrorism policy. Asserting that India follows a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism, he said in his monthly broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' that the country has made it clear that terrorism will be met with a strong and decisive response. Modi said on September 28-29, 2016, the Indian Army conducted surgical strikes on terror hideouts across the Line of Control (LoC) following a terror attack on an army camp at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the way the brave soldiers of India crossed the LoC and took action against terrorism left the world stunned. "India has made it clear that terrorism will be met with a strong and decisive response. The surgical strike presented a bold new example of India's counter-terrorism policy right in front of the entire world," he said. The prime minister said India

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday said surgical strikes should be conducted against Pakistan to teach it a lesson as he accused the neighbouring country of pushing drugs into the Indian territory. Purohit also praised the Punjab government over the issue of drug seizure and tackling drones that are being used to send narcotics from across the border. The governor was on a two-day visit to the border districts of the state. He said the next generation must be stopped from becoming addicts at any cost and added that if Pakistan is playing mischief with India, "one or two surgical strikes should be conducted against it". Purohit expressed satisfaction over the coordination among central agencies, such as the Border Security Force (BSF), Army and Intelligence Bureau, and the Punjab Police. Addressing the media here, the governor came down heavily on Pakistan for launching a "hidden war" against India, saying it is doing so as it could not engage in a direct fight against

He further said that they speak the language of China and raise questions about the ideology of Congress

Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as 'baseless' the Indian stand that a Pakistani F-16 aircraft was shot down by an Indian pilot during an aerial combat in February 2019

Amit Shah on Thursday said surgical strike carried out by India five years ago sent a strong message to the world that no one can interfere with its borders

Accusing the Modi government of boasting about how Pakistan was straightened out after the surgical strike, the Sena sought to know whether it has really happened

Congress leader Rajiv Shukla had told reporters at an AICC briefing last week that six surgical strikes were conducted during the period of Manmohan Singh government

India conducted the surgical strike on September 29, 2016 across the Line of Control as a response to a terrorist attack on an Indian Army base in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir earlier that month

He also said "those who think of any misadventure against us should have no doubt in their minds on Pakistan's capabilities"

Sitharaman on Sunday said it was being celebrated as a festival to show that India won't take any attack on its troops lying down

Party urges govt to look 'seriously' at Chinese incursions, says strikes similar the ones in PoK will be a fitting reply

"Indian position on surgical strikes was made very clearly by the DGMO from this very podium on Sept 29," Swarup said

Foreign Secy S Jaishankar reportedly informed parliament's Standing Committee on External Affairs about surgical strikes having taken place in the past as well

Development comes after a bitter political fight going on between the congress and the BJP over surgical strikes

Israel is known for its targeted military strikes against enemy countries and militant outfits

Parrikar also said the surgical strikes made the nation sensitive to issues of national security

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will be briefed on Tuesday

Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Bipin Rawat briefed the Committee on the September 29 surgical strikes

Calls the report concocted and baseless

A terror attack targeting an army camp in Uri killed 17 Indian soldiers in Sept last year