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PM, Army talk tough over border killings

PM, Army talk tough over border killings
January 17 2013

New Delhi: The perennially brittle India-Pakistan relations took a hit Tuesday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared that there can be "no business as usual" with Islamabad after the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers a week ago while there was further gunfire along the LoC.

And in a reflection of the anger within the military over the beheading and mutilation of the two soldiers, the head of the Northern Command warned that the Indian Army had "definite plans to retaliate" but would do so when it wanted.
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, an Indian Army official said, adding the fire was returned. This is the fourth incident of ceasefire violation since the brigadier-level flag meeting Monday.
"There can be no business as usual after the barbaric act," the Prime Minister said. "Those responsible for the heinous act will be brought to book." The prime minister was referring to the Jan 8 killing of the soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, about 600 metres away from the Line of Control (LoC).
One of the soldiers was beheaded and his head taken away by the raiders. The other soldier's body was mutilated. The brutality has outraged India.

Pakistan has denied any involvement in the killings, and accused the Indians of killing two of its soldiers -- one on Jan 6 and another four days later.

For a second day in the running, the Indian Army chief sounded tough.

"I want to assure the nation that the Indian Army is prepared to face all challenges and foil the designs of the enemy," he said on the occasion of Army Day.

New Delhi: The perennially brittle India-Pakistan relations took a hit Tuesday as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared that there can be "no business as usual" with Islamabad after the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers a week ago while there was further gunfire along the LoC.

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