India takes quick action against the terror attack in the Kashmir Valley, where several tourists were killed on 22 April. Prime Minister Modi vowed to punish the perpetrators and all those behind the targeted killings of innocent tourists in the Kashmir valley, after police identified two of the four gunmen as Pakistani.
Addressing a gathering in Bihar, Mr Modi said they will hunt the terrorists till “the end of the earth.” Many actions have already been taken in the backdrop of the attack, with the decades-old Indus Water Treaty being suspended by the Indian government and the major land border crossing between the two countries at Attari Wagah closed for travellers.
Pakistan’s Power Minister Awais Lekhari calls this a “cowardly, illegal move.” The Indian police have announced an award for giving any leads in hunting suspects. The Indian Foreign Secretary, Vikram Misri, stated that in a meeting with the Cabinet Committee on Security, the cross-border linkage of the attack.
In the wake of the attack, the Indian government has also decided to ask the defence advisors in Pakistan to return, while decreasing the size of its mission in Islamabad from 55 to 30. As per the statement of the Foreign Ministry’s top diplomat, Vikram Misri.
The diplomatic measure to retaliate against the attack also includes suspending the Pakistani mission in India, as stated by Misri. The top Pakistani diplomat in India has been summoned by the government, where he will be formally notified of India’s decision to declare Pakistani officials in India persona non grata and ordered to leave within a week.
The government has also scheduled a meeting with all the opposition parties to discuss further actions, media reported. Protests before the Pakistani embassy in Delhi are at their peak, with people shouting slogans against the Islamic state.
Even before the attack, the situation between India and Pakistan was strained, and this brutal act acted as the last nail in the coffin. The attack is being condemned worldwide, and is seen as a major setback in the thriving 7,000 crore tourism industry in the regions, along with the socio-economic developments which the government was seen hailing in the past.
The attack is seen as the worst since 26/11 in 2008, and the widespread outrage is obvious, but it is also important that the actions are taken by the head of the state, considering the domestic and international relations of the country.
