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India Prepares Unified Response to Pahalgam Terror Attack at All-Party Meeting

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the meeting, briefing leaders on security measures and diplomatic actions against Pakistan following the attack that killed 26 tourists.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security in New Delhi on Wednesday. (DPR PMO)
Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.
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Overview

  • An all-party meeting is scheduled for 6 PM today in New Delhi to address the Pahalgam terror attack, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chairing and Home Minister Amit Shah expected to provide key briefings.
  • The attack, carried out by The Resistance Front, killed 26 people, primarily tourists, in Jammu and Kashmir, marking one of the deadliest assaults on civilians in recent years.
  • India has taken significant diplomatic steps against Pakistan, including suspending the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, shutting the Attari land-transit post, and expelling Pakistani military attaches.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting yesterday, where these countermeasures were decided, emphasizing accountability for the attack's perpetrators and their sponsors.
  • The Congress party has called for PM Modi to personally chair the all-party meeting to strengthen collective resolve, while External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar may also address attendees.