India may act at a time of its choice after Pahalgam terror attack

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a public event in Bihar on Thursday that India would pursue the attackers to the ends of the Earth, and punish "every terrorist and their backers"

India will likely pick a time of its own choosing to retaliate against Tuesday’s terrorist attack on civilians in Pahalgam, a mountainous town in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, according to sources.

 

At least 26 tourists were killed and more than 17 injured in the targeted attack in a forest clearing by gunmen, who India suspects, have ties to Pakistan.

 

On Wednesday, India announced a series of diplomatic measures to downgrade relations, including the suspension of the shared Indus River treaty and the closure of a border post where a ceremonial change of guards took place for long.