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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given armed forces complete freedom to decide mode, targets, timing of response to the perpetrators behind Pahalgam terror attack that took away precious lives of 26 tourists.

On Tuesday the 29th of April 2025, in a high level meeting held 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, the PM held detailed discussions with the Defence Minister, National Security Advisor (NSA), Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the Chiefs of the three services.

According to sources, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh and Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi took part in the meeting.

This is the third meeting of the Prime Minister with the Defence Minister, since 22nd April terror attack.

It is understood that the Prime Minister was given detailed information about the current security situation and the preparations of the forces.

The significance of this meeting could be gauged from the fact that on Wednesday the 30th of April government has called meeting of the of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).

This will be the second CCS meeting to be held after the ghastly Pahalgam terror attack.

The news agency UNI reported on its website that earlier in the day on Tuesday  Union Home Secretary also held discussions in a high-level meeting with the Border Security Force, Assam Rifles and other security agencies.

Meanwhile news agency ANI reported on its portal that PM gave “complete operational freedom to decide on the mode, targets and timing of our response”.

Reposing “complete faith and confidence in the professional abilities of the armed forces”, Modi, sources said, “it is our national resolve to deal a crushing blow to terrorism”.

On April 23, a day after 26 people were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, the CCS met and the government, while underlining the “the cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack”, put on hold the Indus Waters Treaty, downgraded diplomatic relations with Pakistan by reducing the mission strength by half, expelled diplomats and top defence officials from the Pakistan High Commission, cancelled visas, and shut the Attari-Wagah border. It also withdrew its own advisors and staff from its mission in Islamabad.

Following the CCS decisions, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked all states to ensure that no Pakistan national stays in India beyond the deadline set for leaving the country.