NEW DELHI: India summons defence attaches from across World for launchingnew offensive against Pakistan in the aftermath of Pulwama attack.
Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet the three servicechiefs on Monday to discuss the overall security challenges faced by thecountry in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack.
The Defence Minister along with the service chiefs will also be holdinginteractions with India’s defence attaches in 42 countries in a two-dayconclave.
“A range of issues, including situation along the border with Pakistan,will be discussed at the meeting. The government will also take feedback ofthe defence attaches on key security challenges,” a military official wasquoted by news agency PTI.
India’s defence attache to Pakistan and Afghanistan are also expected toattend the conclave. Discussions around the situation along India’s borderwith China as well as geo-strategic issues relating to India’sneighbourhood are also likely to figure in the two-day meet.
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Tensions have been heightened between India and Pakistan following thedastardly attack carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammed.
Responding to a question that why can’t India act against Pakistan in themanner in which the US acted when it went after Osama bin Laden, theDefence Minister on Sunday said, “all that is well absorbed, well receivedand well registered.”
Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she said he had stated that thesacrifice of the jawans would not go waste and those who are responsible,directly or indirectly for it, would have to pay a heavy price. The PM hadalso said that the armed forces have been given free hand to respond to thestrike.
