Top India General: India's Military Fighting Infiltrators In Kashmir From Pakistan

India Says Fighting Big Kashmir Incursion From Pakistan Side -- Reuters

(Reuters) - India's military is fighting the biggest group of infiltrators in Kashmir to cross from Pakistan in years, a top general said on Wednesday.

Some 30 to 40 heavily-armed fighters have crossed the Line of Control dividing Kashmir between the rival nations in the Keran sector and are holed up for the past nine days in thick forests in the area, Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh told a news conference.

India says rebel incursions have been rising in Kashmir over the past year, feeding an armed revolt there, but these groups were usually made up of five or six people.

"The army is fighting the largest group of infiltrators including some special troops on the Line of Control with Pakistan in Indian territory. It's one of the longest operations in Kashmir," said Singh, who leads the Indian army's 15 corps that is responsible for operations in the Kashmir Valley.

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More News On The Recent Border Clash On the India - Pakistan Border

Indian army says troops fighting militants who entered Indian-held Kashmir -- FOX News/AP
India points finger at Pakistan army in Kashmir clash -- FOX News/AFP
Army fighting big group of infiltrators on LoC in Kashmir -- Hindustan Times
Indian army hints at Pakistan army's role in massive LoC encounter -- NDTV
Pakistan army denies Indian allegations of LoC clash -- DAWN
Pakistan rejects Indian army claims of infiltration into Kashmir -- Express Tribune/Reuters

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After Deadly Border Clashes, Tensions Rise Between India And Pakistan

After Killings In Kashmir, India-Pakistan Relations Are Back On The Rocks -- Time

With the rain coming down in steamy sheets, the aptly named ‘Monsoon Session’ of parliament convened for its fourth day this morning in the Indian capital New Delhi. And in the eye of the darkening storm was Defense Minister AK Antony, defending his response to the shooting on August 6 of five Indian soldiers near the border with Pakistan.

Indian media and politicians have been in an uproar over the government’s response to the killings, the latest in a series of deadly skirmishes at the Line of Control (LoC) that divides the Kashmir region between Pakistani and Indian controlled halves. Though both countries agreed to a ceasefire in 2003, there have been regular outbreaks of shooting at the LoC over the past decade. In January, several clashes at the border brought neighborly relations to an unusually edgy low, and diplomats on both sides have been trying to undo the damage ever since. Their efforts may well go to waste.

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Update: Kashmir attack could put India-Pakistan peace talks on ice -- Christian Science Monitor

My Comment: India accuses Pakistan for these attacks and deaths .... Pakistan rejects these claims as baseless ....in such an environment there is no hope of reconciliation. Expects tensions to continue rising and more "border skirmishes" in the future.

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