India will choose time, place to retaliate to Pulwama attack: Minister
New Delhi, Feb 18: Union Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh on Monday said Pakistan has been isolated internationally after the Pulwama terror attack.
Speaking to mediapersons, the minister said more than 40 countries have issued strong statements against Pakistan.
This is a big success of our external and diplomatic policy as the number of countries supporting India's stand is higher than the number of countries which had supported India after 26/11 attack in Mumbai, he added.
Singh
said,
"India
will
choose
time
and
place
for
retaliation
to
the
recent
terror
attack
on
the
CRPF
convoy
as
it
will
be
properly
planned
and
well
thought
of."
He
claimed
to
be
unaware
of
what
was
being
planned
by
the
forces
but
said
"any
war,
war-like
or
punitive
action"
must
be
planned
for
success.
It
should
be
a
cold
act
and
nothing
is
to
be
done
in
a
hurry,
Singh
said.
"Even Osama (Bin Laden) was not killed in a day despite the fact that USA had known he was hidden in Pakistan. Let us wait and watch and support our forces."
When asked to comment on the angle of intelligence failure and connivance of some insiders behind the Pulwama attack, the minister said the entire matter was being analysed and then a comment could be made.
He said it should also be analysed why terror activities increased in south Kashmir after 2012 after a lull of several years.
Singh said the abolition of Article 370 needed support from all political parties.
Earlier in the day, Singh launched BJP's ''Bharat Ke Mann Ki Baat, Modi Ke Saath'' campaign in Himachal Pradesh, as part of which the public's expectation in all 68 state Assembly segments would be noted by the party. Some of these suggestions would be included in the party's manifesto, a BJP leader said.