PM holds key security meet week after J&K attack, chiefs of armed forces present

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A week after the Pahalgam terror attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a high-level security meeting with top defence officials. Sources said PM Modi gave the forces "full operational freedom" to determine the mode, targets and timing of any military response.

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00:00All right, big news coming in. Look at that.

00:03The big meeting that had happened at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence.

00:08That's the big news coming in.

00:10A high-level meeting.

00:11And you can see from the images on your screen.

00:14Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh,

00:18the CDS, the NSA, Ajit Doval as well.

00:22Of course, remember, officers from the Navy, Air Force, the Indian Army.

00:27This is one of the most crucial meetings that we are looking at.

00:32Of course, the details are not out.

00:33Ashok Singhal joins me for the latest on that.

00:36Ashok, tell us about this meeting, what details are you coming to.

00:41And this exclusive image gives a lot of attention to the top leadership of the force.

00:46He is talking with Prime Minister Modi today.

00:50The Prime Minister, the Prime Minister, Rajnath Singh, the CDS, the NSA,

00:55and all armed forces chiefs are on this.

00:58It's going to be complete.

01:00The military minister's business is on this.

01:02The Prime Minister is on the right floors.

01:04The Prime Minister is on the right floors.

01:06And the coronavirus is also on different meetings.

01:08And with the other forces, the military minister, the military may have requested the exam.

01:15We have a lot of people who are ready, who are ready, because the search operations are going there in different areas.

01:23NIA is seeing themselves.

01:26The team has reached there, the people who are in the moment, the locals are also working with them.

01:33So the Prime Minister, which has been made in Bhartia and Pakistan,

01:38I am very grateful to Modi,

01:52but of course, clarity is not understood.

01:58But the anger is also in the logo,

02:00which is what happened after a strike,

02:02or action should be done.

02:04details I understand

02:06now we will give it

02:07and it is sensitive

02:08but when

02:10Raksha Mantri

02:11sits

02:12National Security Advisor

02:13sits

02:14the three senior

02:16most officers

02:17sits

02:18so this meeting

02:19can be accepted

02:20in the last week

02:21it is the most crucial

02:22because

02:22now there were

02:23separately meetings

02:24now they were

02:25sitting together

02:26and this big meeting

02:28which is

02:29this image

02:29exclusive

02:30India Today

02:30is now

02:31in front of

02:31Aashok

02:32I think

02:33the Prime Minister

02:34has said

02:35that

02:35he has said

02:36that

02:37we will not

02:40bless anyone

02:40who has done

02:42this work

02:43and who has done

02:44their actions

02:45will also

02:45teach them

02:47and will not

02:48bless anyone

02:49and

02:49you can see

02:50that

02:51there were

02:51surgical strikes

02:52were

02:52diplomatic strikes

02:53last week

02:54CCS

02:54went to

02:55against Pakistan

07:25the impression in pakistan is that an indian attack is imminent that pakistan is on the defensive

07:30the impression in pakistan is that their civilian leadership does not want this conflict to

07:36escalate but general asip muneer their army chief who's actually cornered after uh the the

07:42terror attack and the fact that questions are now being asked within pakistan uh of uh one his

07:48activities to activities of his relatives uh so he wants to escalate this conflict now in all of

07:54this what should india's response be how what has india's response been so far and how does

07:59this escalate and of course the discussion on escalation matrix the the assessment in india

08:06is that we are on top of that escalation matrix when you deal with the situation but when you have a

08:11radical islamist maulana uh masquerading as their army chief uh who sees this as a religious war

08:19look at the name of the names of their exercises even right now lalkare moment um you know that

08:26it's good point yes it just goes on to show what their mindset is they're comparing this to the badr

08:33uh operations uh and and all of that so that's the kind of mindset that pakistan is moving forward

08:40with and india is just perhaps wargaming the road ahead here god of our request to stay on

08:46shivani sharma closely tracks the defense forces also joining me and of course we're not putting

08:50out any sensitive information that's obvious to say the least but shivani this is also a reminder

08:55pakistan would be watching this image too looking at this and they're already rattled they're already

09:00moving their radar system to the border even though india hasn't made any mention at all of the

09:05military strike but this image is defining in so many ways all eyes on modi government

09:10this was the second continuous day when prime minister narendi modi is taking shock of this

09:16situation with a reason that as after we had met prime minister yesterday this was a 40

09:21minute long briefing and today again we were reporting about some multiple counter-terror attacks

09:28that the indian army and the security forces were taking on at different places the locations were not

09:33to be disclosed because of the sensitive nature but now when prime minister narendi modi is taking

09:41briefs from not only the cbs raksha mantri the nsa the three chiefs it means that something big

09:47it is transpiring uh and tomorrow is again the second ccs in a week so this is not going to understand

09:56back sir uh india is preparing for some action and some action is still going on on ground which is

10:03not disclosed as of now and there will be a right time when india will be uh disclosing what's going

10:09on and india's strategy goes on on in its place and prime minister narendi modi is taking the personal

10:16monitoring personal grief of the whole operation that still goes on even as we speak sugar so this is

10:24very important to mention out here that in past one week there have been multiple meetings and

10:29prime minister narendi has been involved in this all these meetings and today again for the second

10:34day he's meeting the defense minister along with the nsa the cds and the oil service teams stay on

10:40with you shivani gaurav i have a question for you we look back at every time that pakistan has tried to

10:45harm us whether it's pulvama for example and other incidents as well how do you think then

10:50modi government with all eyes right now on him specifically the trust is on the prime minister

10:56leading the nation precisely what kind of a response do you think the government will attempt to go with

11:03we've already done the diplomatic strikes pakistan is expecting a military strike do you think india

11:08will look at all options possible not just the strike that pakistan expects so there shouldn't be

11:15a strike when pakistan expects one because pakistan then would be ready for one uh let pakistan sweat

11:20it out for some time the manner in which pakistan is right now sweating uh you know this nervousness

11:26uh just reflects uh uh you know pakistan's state of mind their ministers are panicking every day

11:33they're holding one briefing after the other meeting after the other and saying you know an indian

11:38attack is imminent they're rushing to global capital seeking intervention so they realize that

11:43something will happen and they're not ready for it remember pakistan um calls india and you know

11:49look at the kind of language that was used by uh their their minister hanif abasi referring to indians

11:55when he you know when he uses words like makar bania or words of on those lines when he talks about

12:01india but look at the reality of pakistan they've actually removed their own war wastage reserves

12:08or their stocks of ammunition and sold them to uh to ukraine to make money there and these are

12:15intelligence inputs that are available even with india there are reports that have been filed in

12:19western media that pakistan withdrew its own uh stocks its own reserves what its own army was holding

12:27and sent them to ukraine because they wanted to make a quick buck but they haven't been able to

12:31replenish them now if you think they think they'll fight a war when they don't even when they haven't

12:37even replenished some of their ammunition it's a joke and they know it and they know they you know

12:42that india knows this and the world knows this um that's point one point two the amount of flying

12:48guards that they're using on their fighters right now um it's interesting to see how many life

12:53extensions they would be giving both to the engines and the airframes when push actually comes to shove

12:59what kind of ammunition will they have all of this is effectively war game uh you know because uh war

13:05is not that he's done something today so india has to do something tomorrow you know you don't

13:11respond in hot blood revenge is a dish that's best served cold so you wait let him sweat it out

13:17let him make the mistakes he's making he also has internal troubles that he's facing from gilgit

13:23bagistan to balochistan and then strike at a place in time of your choosing that perhaps would be

13:28the best strategy and already pakistan not expecting the visa cancellations the water

13:33treaty in advance and other decisions and perhaps a reminder that that's what the government's

13:38approach will be slow and steady and hit when pakistan does not expect it thank you very much

13:44god of sound shivani sharma all our colleagues on the ground this is the big story right now this

13:48evening look at this image i'm leaving you with this visual the discussions that have possibly

13:52unfolded in this room at prime minister's residence 7 lkm in delhi and a strategy that pakistan would

14:00clearly be wondering about

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