India has warned its nuclear-armed neighbour Pakistan that it “will pay” after heavily armed militants stormed an Indian army base in the border town of Jammu, killing five soldiers and a civilian.
After visiting those wounded in the gun battle, Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s defence minister, said the weekend’s attack on the Sunjuwan military camp was carried out by militants from the Pakistan-based group Jaish-e-Mohammad, with guidance and support from within Pakistan.
She hinted that New Delhi was exploring ways to retaliate, and accused Islamabad of “expanding the arc of terror” and helping militants infiltrate India’s troubled border state of Jammu and Kashmir.