The minister has earlier held meetings with the top military leadership as military options are being weighed to target the perpetrators and backers of the terrorists who targeted civilians, mostly tourists, in Pahalgam.
The situation on the LoC remains fragile as reports of small arms firing by Pakistani Army posts continue. Officials said the firing is being responded to and has not yet scaled up to heavy firing involving artillery or mortars.
The continued firing by Pakistani troops has shattered the ceasefire arrangement that has been standing since 2021. India has also been flexing its muscles with a range of live firing drills and exercises over the past few days.
This includes battlefield drills by mechanised forces in Rajasthan and training missions for special heliborne operations in Punjab. The Navy has carried out multiple live firings in the Arabian sea involving long-range anti-ship missiles. The ‘validation drills’ included live tests for its medium range anti-air missile systems.
