Indian military looking to attack Azad Jammu and Kashmir on 'terror' pretext

Minor LoC skirmishes 'not enough', top Indian defence officials say

Indian armed forces have demonstrated a classic example of operating in bad faith just when the National Security Advisors (NSAs) of both India and Pakistan resolved to defuse tension along the Line of Control (LoC).



In barefaced contempt of their commitment to de-escalate tension, top defence officials informed the government that a medium-term strategic plan was needed to deal with Pakistan as minor skirmishes will not yield 'meaningful results', Times of India reported.

India’s armed forces have told the political executive that "only a sustained six-month campaign will seriously damage the terror infrastructure in AJK."

Top brass and strategists have also told the government that India "should be prepared for repercussions in Kashmir" which may result as a consequence of their own actions in the disputed valley.



Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua and Ajit Doval recently held talks aimed at defusing the current standoff that virtually brought the two hostile neighbours to the brink of war. A senior Pakistani official, who didn’t wish to be named, told The Express Tribune that Janjua and Doval had “candid and frank discussions” on the current strain in relations between the two countries.

It wasn’t immediately clear who initiated the move, but key international players, particularly the United States, are believed to be pushing the two neighbours to re-engage.



Doval was told in categorical terms that while Pakistan sought de-escalation of tensions with India, it would hit back hard if the neighbouring country attempted any military misadventure, said the official.

Janjua also conveyed Pakistan’s displeasure to Doval over India’s “malicious campaign” of falsely implicating Islamabad in the Uri attack in which 18 Indian soldiers were killed.