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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”.

‘Pakistan saw its doomsday’: Modi on one month of Op Sindoor

ANI -
At a gathering in Reasi, the PM said that Operation Sindoor demonstrated the strength of Aatmnirbhar Bharat and praised the armed forces for their trust in 'Make in India.'

Never said anything about merits of abrogation—Congress’s Salman Khurshid on Article 370 remark abroad

Neelam Pandey -
The former external affairs minister’s remarks in Indonesia, where he went as part of a multi-party delegation on Operation Sindoor, had not gone down well with his party.

Lashkar’s renewed blossoming shows war hasn’t coerced Pakistan Army into giving up on Kashmir

Praveen Swami -
Islamabad knows it cannot take Kashmir by force, and yet it persists in waging a war without an end. To give up the conflict would mean giving up the idea on which the project of Pakistan rests.

Even as INDIA bloc pushes for Parliament session on Pahalgam & Op Sindoor, fault lines evident

Sourav Roy Barman -
Leaders from 5 INDIA bloc parties, including Congress, TMC & Shiv Sena (UBT), drafted a joint letter to Modi seeking a special Parliament session; 11 others parties are signatories.

Oppn party leaders demand special session of Parliament on Op Sindoor, write to PM Modi

PTI -
Leaders from 16 Opposition parties have signed a letter to the prime minister demanding answers related to the recent Operation Sindoor following the Pahalgam terror attack.

Tharoor’s all-party delegation to face Pakistani counterparts in Washington DC

ANI -
Confident that India can get its message across, the Congress MP said Pakistan's presence may even lead to 'increase in interest' from American media.

IndiGo to end Turkish airlines lease within three months after final extension from Indian govt

Reuters -
The agreement was criticised in India after Turkey came out in support for Pakistan after Indian govt launched Operation Sindoor in retaliation to Pahalgam terror attack in J&K.

Pakistan likely to hold open sessions at UNSC on J&K, Operation Sindoor during its presidency in July

Keshav Padmanabhan -
India, though not a member of UN Security Council, has been diplomatically active with 13 of its 15 members. Pakistan is set to assume UNSC presidency after a little over 12 yrs.

Public Safety Act cases surge again post Pahalgam, 23 held in Valley based on ‘credible intel’

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Detentions are part of a larger crackdown in Valley after Pahalgam terror attack as intel inputs suggest sleeper cells of various terror outfits have been reactivated.

India has ditched the old, tragic way of dealing with threats. Now it prepares before crisis

Abhishek Chaudhari -
After the 1993 Mumbai blasts, 2001 Parliament attack, and the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India found itself reacting rather than responding.
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