Terrorism

According to the Indian Army, the elimination of these terrorists has avoided major terrorist-initiated incidents in Rajouri and Poonch area.Four AK-47 rifles, two pistols and other war-like stores were recovered from the slain terrorists.

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has justified India's former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination tableau and said that "India is wrong, we have always taken strict action against terrorism."

Meanwhile, heavy security was deployed in Jammu as Union Home Minister Amit Shah was scheduled to address a public rally in the Bhagwati Nagar area of the city and pay homage to the founder of Jan Sangh Shyama Prasad Mukherjee on 'Bhaldan Divas'.

PM Modi's US visit:Even after 15 years since the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the masterminds behind the atrocity have yet to be brought to justice. The most critical gap to combat terrorism is to address avoiding double standards and this self-defeating justification of good terrorists versus bad terrorists.

The French prosecutors said that the actions of the suspected knifeman, who is of Syrian nationality, did not appear to be linked to terrorism. The suspect is due to appear in court later on Saturday, they further added.

Siddhant was among the five Army jawans killed in an explosion triggered by terrorists in the thickly forested Kandi area in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir during an operation to flush them out on Friday. A major was injured in the incident.

Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar minced no words in calling out Islamabad on cross-border terrorism and curbing terror financing.

While the world was engaged in facing the COVID-19 pandemic, and its consequences, the menace of terrorism continued unabated, Jaishankar said, adding that taking eyes off terrorism would be detrimental to the security interests of SCO nations

After eight years, the Narendra Modi government had, to a large extent, been successful in controlling terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the North-East and Left-wing extremism,Union Home Minister Amit Shah said.

The Union home minister also alleged that those states that don't help central agencies are enabling drug traffickers, adding that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been empowered by Parliament to carry out investigations along with the NCB into drug trafficking.