As anger rises over the brazen terror attack in Uri by Pakistan-backed terrorists, India Today has got access to the government's strategy to counter Islamabad. According to sources, the Narendra Modi government is firm on the fact that Pakistan can't go unpunished. In fact, within hours of the Uri attack, the Prime Minister had said that "those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished".

EFFECTIVE RETALIATION

Prime Minister Modi has approved "effective retaliation" to the Uri terror attack, sources told India Today. The time and method of the retaliation will be decided by the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the three service chiefs. This follows the statement by Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on Monday that the Army had the "desired" capability and it reserved the right to respond at a time and place of its own choice.

UPPING THE ANTE AT UN

The proposed military response, it has been learned, will not be initiated during the United Nations General Assembly session. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to keep the spotlight on Kashmir in his address to the UN on Wednesday.

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India has begun its diplomatic offensive to corner Pakistan on its terror plans. Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj is expected to address the UN General Assembly on September 26 and she is likely to make a strong pitch against Pakistan and terrorism to counter Sharif's rhetoric on Kashmir.

CLAMOUR FOR CLEAR POLICY ON PAKISTAN



Meanwhile, an all-party meet is expected to take place at the end of this week. Political parties across the spectrum have condemned the Uri attack. However, the government's lack of a clear policy on terrorism and Pakistan has come under attack from the Opposition. Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari accused the BJP government of "pendulum-like shifts" in its Pakistan policy.

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The Uri attack puts pressure on the armed forces to neutralize terror camps in Jammu and Kashmir. Efforts are underway to identify terror hotbeds in the region, and accordingly chalk out a plan to eliminate them.

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