NEW DELHI: India is likely to raise with the Trump administration the useof US-made anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) by Pakistan army to targetIndian troops along the Line of Control in occupied Jammu and Kashmir,defence ministry sources indicated on Saturday, PTI has reported.
The Pakistan army had used the ATMGs during heavy shelling on an Indian Armylink> team along the LoClink> in Rajouri district of J&K lastSunday in which four army men including a captain were killed, the sourcessaid.
Army sources had said that the Pakistan army used 120mm mortars and theATGMs in the Rajouri attack, adding usually Pakistan uses 80mm mortars totarget Indian posts along the LoC.
The security establishment here is understood to have been concerned overuse of US-made ATGMs by Pakistan considering the expanding Indo-USstrategic ties.
“We are going to raise the issue with them (the US)”, said a source.
The defence and security ties between India and the US have been on anupswing. In June 2016, the US had designated India a “Major DefencePartner” intending to elevate defence trade and technology sharing withIndia to a level commensurate with that of its closest allies and partners.
The Army last week had clearly indicated that it would take retaliatoryaction against the killing of four army men.
The sources said that Pakistan has been escalating the hostilities alongthe LoC and in hinterland in J&K to vitiate the atmosphere ahead ofpanchayat polls in the state.