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BJP says 'duplicitous' stand of Congress on surgical strikes exposed as latter ropes in army veteran who oversaw operation for its 'vision paper'

The ruling party said it hopes that the Congress will now give credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government for the surgical strikes of September 2016 on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)

DS Hooda, ex-army commander who oversaw 2016 surgical strikes, to head Congress task force on national security

Congress sources said party president Rahul Gandhi met DS Hooda and discussed the modalities of the panel. "The Congress president is setting up a 'task force on national security' to prepare a vision paper for the country," a party source said.

Pulwama aftermath: Ex-army general who oversaw 2016 surgical strikes urges caution in response to Pakistan after terror attack

As India considers its response to the Pulwama terror attack, a retired military commander who oversaw a much-lauded military strike against neighboring Pakistan in 2016 has urged caution.

Won't hesitate to carry out another surgical strike if need arises, says army vice-chief Devraj Anbu

Vice Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu has said security forces will not hesitate to launch another surgical strike against terrorists if the need arises.

'Army footprint in Kashmir Valley cannot be reduced at the moment,' Lt-Gen DS Hooda tells Firstpost

Lieutenant-General DS Hooda, former chief of the strategically-critical Northern Command in Jammu and Kashmir speaks to Firstpost about the deteriorating law and order situation in the Valley and why the political leadership must step in to defuse the burgeoning crisis

Anantnag encounter: Kashmir civilians' efforts to assist militants are severely hampering security ops

A few hundred metres from the site of an encounter with suspected militants in south Kashmir, a mob of at least 1,000 — including children — gathered in Arwani village and tried to break the cordon laid by security forces

Kashmir conflict: Let’s wean back local militants, says Northern Army commander-in-chief

The outgoing commander-in-chief of the Jammu and Kashmir-based Northern Command, Lieutenant-General DS Hooda, has emphasised the need to improve processes for drawing back into society Kashmiris who had taken to arms

Kashmir unrest may be down, but it's far from over: We could see a reemergence in 2017

The recent provocation at the Line of Control (LoC), in which a soldier’s body was mutilated, was one more indication that the troubles in Kashmir are not over

Kashmir unrest: Army Chief Dalbir Singh visits Valley, calls for maximum restraint

On a visit to Kashmir amid unrest, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh today asked the forces to exercise maximum possible restraint while dealing with mobs and uphold human rights.

Siachen avalanche: Ten personnel buried in snow feared dead, says Indian Army

All the 10 Army personnel including a JCO trapped under a mass of snow after a massive avalanche struck their high-altitude military post on Wednesday in Siachen Glacier were on Thursday feared dead.