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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has deferred his upcoming visits to Croatia, the Netherlands and Norway in the wake of increased military tensions between India and Pakistan.
PM Modi’s trip to Norway, Croatia, and the Netherlands was planned for May 13-17, though none of the countries had officially announced it. The main event of the trip was supposed to be the third India-Nordic Summit in Norway, where the Indian PM would have been a co-chair.
The India-Nordic Summit involves the leaders of India, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It previously took place in Sweden in 2018 and in Denmark in 2022.
The intended visits to Croatia and the Netherlands were focused on strengthening partnerships in areas like trade and environmentally friendly economies.
The Indian forces on Wednesday (May 7) launched “ Operation Sindoor”, a swift and targeted military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. The operation focused on striking terrorist infrastructure both in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). According to a press briefing issued by the government, a total of nine terrorist sites were hit.
Earlier, PM Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had skipped attending the Victory Day Parade in Moscow amidst tensions along the Line of Control (Loc), the de-facto border between India and Pakistan.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that India will be represented at a different level. The annual parade- held in Moscow’s Red Square- commemorates the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
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