Loc Violation

From Bashir to Khurshid: Who said what on the LoC crisis

The brutal killing of two Indian jawans along the LoC, has generated a flurry of reactions - mostly outrage by India, and aggrieved denials by Pakistan. This is a collection of who has said what so far.

LoC violation: Why the US wants India and Pakistan to cool it

If transparency and trust have to grow between India and the US, a more honest exchange of views is necessary. The US needs to keep India informed in detail about its plans, intentions, and predictions for Afghanistan, which hasn’t always been the case.

Cowardice is not the way to secure peace with Pakistan

The choice before India in dealing with Pakistan is neither war nor peace: it is a tense form of peace that will become real peace only when Pakistan changes internally.

Bring ten heads from Pak to avenge Hemraj's death, says Sushma

If Pakistan does not return the head of martyred soldier Hemraj, India should avenge his death and get at least ten heads from the other side, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said.

Army Chief talks tough, says India reserves right to retaliate

Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh termed the the beheading of a soldier by Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) as "unpardonable" and warned that India's military would retaliate aggressively in case of any further provocation.

Fresh firing by Pak troops in Poonch on the eve of flag meeting

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again by firing at Indian posts in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir last evening. The two sides will have a flag meeting of top commanders today to defuse tension along the Line of Control

Subramanian Swamy wants India to give a strong reply to Pak firing

"India should give a strong reply to the intermittent firing by Pakistan soldiers. Unfortunately, there is an inefficient and ineffective government at the Centre," Swamy told reporters.

Tensions continue as India-Pak trade heavy gunfire near LoC in Poonch

Indian and Pakistani troops traded heavy gunfire along the Line of Control in Poonch sector last night, after the movement of a group of suspected infiltrators was detected.

Govt should give 'befitting reply' to enemy: Slain jawan's father

The distraught father of Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh, who was one of the soldiers killed in an attack by Pakistan Army across the LoC, wants that the neighbouring nation be given a "befitting reply" for the dastardly act.

With no US support, Pak's 'third party probe' demand falls flat

Pakistan is trying desperately to internationalise the border clash with India, and while global diplomatic nervousness over Kashmir is never far from the surface, US and world leaders are refusing to get drawn by Pakistan into a “third party” probe.