Story in numbers: Fight against terrorism

A little more than a year ago, on September 29, 2016, the Indian Army crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to carry out “surgical strikes” on terrorist “launch pads,” Director General of Military Operations Lt General Ranbir Singh had announced. The surgical strikes, or foray into Pakistan by special forces, were touted as revenge for the Uri attack.
 
“The operations were focused to ensure these terrorists do not succeed in endangering the lives of citizens in our country. During the counter-terrorist operations, significant casualties have been caused to the terrorists,” Singh had said.
 

Source: South Asia Terrorism Portal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other political leaders had hailed the army. Modi had drawn a comparison with the exploits of Israel, known to conduct military strikes against militants and unfriendly countries.
 
Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah had lauded Modi and the army, while calling the move a “frontal fight against terrorism” that would make India feel “secure”.
 
The army had killed three terrorists in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on September 25, 2017. The army had thwarted a major attack, similar to the one on an Army base in the same area that left 19 soldiers dead and 17 injured on September 18, 2016. The largest number of terrorists killed in J&K was in 2016-17.