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TopicPahalgam terror attack

Topic: Pahalgam terror attack

On 22 April, 2025, terrorists killed 25 Indians—24 tourists and a Kashmiri local—and 1 Nepalese tourist at Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam before fleeing the tourist spot. Eyewitness accounts indicate victims were singled out on the basis of religion, shot at close range in front of their families.

At the time of the attack, PM Modi was in Saudi Arabia on an official visit and US Vice President JD Vance was visiting India. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) offshoot The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS) chaired by PM Modi met the day after the attack and in a statement highlighted a potential link to Pakistan, saying “cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack were brought out”.

Amid row over Oppn’s ‘gayab’ barb at Modi, Bhagwat makes rare visit to PM’s home. Pahalgam discussed

Neelam Pandey -
The meeting was planned much in advance and the discussions were largely on the terrorist attack, ThePrint has learnt.

Murshidabad to Pahalgam, ‘Islamism’ behind violence on Hindus—RSS mouthpiece Organiser

Sanya Dhingra -
Organiser editorial adds that 'the war' is to defeat this 'inhuman ideology'. RSS leadership has so far desisted from referring to the attack on tourists in Pahalgam as one on Hindus.

Beating Retreat post Pahalgam a lot quieter. Soldiers still march in sync, but not face-to-face

Nootan Sharma -
The gates at Attari-Wagah border that used to open symbolically every evening—sometimes even for the exchange of sweets on festivals—are now firmly shut.

BJP sees ‘sar tan se juda’ imagery in Congress’s ‘gayab’ dig at PM, calls it a signal to Pakistan

Neelam Pandey -
Former Pakistan minister Fawad Ahmed Hussain Chaudhry shared Congress's post with the hashtag #NaughtyCongress. BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia calls party the 'Lashkar-e-Pakistan Congress'.

Week after Pahalgam terror attack, India bans Pakistani defence minister’s X account

ANI -
Last week, Khwaja Asif stated Pakistan has been funding & backing terror groups in viral video clip. Ban on his X account follows India announcing a ban on 16 Pakistani YouTube channels.

Pahalgam attack aftermath: Gurez & Machil among over 80 tourist spots closed for visitors in Kashmir

Mayank Kumar -
The call to close down these tourist spots is a temporary move, it is learnt. Gulmarg, a popular tourist spot in Baramulla district, remains accessible for visitors.

Ultra & Alpine Quest—technologies that keep Pakistani terrorists, especially LeT, going in J&K

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The first recovery of ‘Ultra’ sets happened in 2023 in the Jammu region and not Kashmir.

‘Taj was overbooked after 26/11. If tourists stay away from Kashmir, terrorists win’—NC MP Ruhullah Mehdi

Neelam Pandey -
In an interview to ThePrint, the Srinagar MP said the people of Kashmir have spoken up against the Pahalgam attack, and that this is the time to embrace them on a human level.

Striking back at Pakistan is full of risks. India must master choreography of escalation

Harsh V. Pant -
In this shadowed theatre of subcontinental power, the art of war must be tempered by the craft of diplomacy.

What Operation Parakram taught us—deterrence requires more than just mobilisation or rhetoric

Sudhir Pillai -
Lofty goals cannot obscure a complex reality: when the need arises to unsheathe the sword, we must already have it sharpened, maintained, and ready for battle.
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