Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading a high-level security meeting at his official residence in New Delhi to assess the aftermath of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack and the broader security climate in Jammu and Kashmir.
The emergency session follows the April 22 Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead. The Resistance Front — a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba — claimed responsibility, though the five assailants remain at large. A nationwide manhunt is ongoing.
This review meeting comes just ahead of a scheduled Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting, the apex body for national security decisions, to be held tomorrow.
Indian intelligence has presented evidence linking Pakistan to the attack, which was shared last week with envoys from countries including the US, Russia, China, and EU nations. In response, diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan have further deteriorated, with both sides suspending visa services and key bilateral agreements such as the Simla Agreement and the Indus Waters Treaty.
PM Modi, who cut short his foreign visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to India bypassing Pakistani airspace, reiterated that the “evil agenda of terror will not prevail.”
The developments underscore heightened tensions in the region and a sharpened focus on internal and cross-border security.
