Russia, Japan extend ‘full support’ to India in fight against terrorism

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a phone conversation that the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror strike must be brought to justice as he strongly condemned the horrific attack Putin also told Modi that Russia fully supports Indiarsquos fight against terrorism according to the Ministry of External Affairs MEAldquoPresident Putin KremlinRussia_E called PM narendramodi and strongly condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam Indiardquo MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a social media post ldquoHe conveyed deepest condolences on the loss of innocent lives and expressed full support to India in the fight against terrorismrdquo Jaiswal addedldquoHe emphasised that the perpetrators of the heinous attack and their supporters must be brought to justicerdquo he said The MEA spokesperson said Modi and Putin reiterated their commitment to further deepen IndiaRussia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership Prime minister Modi conveyed his greetings to the Russian president on the celebration of the 80th anniversary of lsquoVictory DayrsquoModi also invited Putin for the IndiaRussia annual summit to be held in India later in the year which the Russian President acceptedJapan backs IndiaDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday hosted his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani for wideranging talks touching upon the scourge of terrorism and ways to expand bilateral defence ties in the wake of Chinarsquos military posturing in the IndoPacificGen Nakatani whose visit to India comes amid its heightened tensions with Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam attack condemned the terrorist attack and expressed solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism In his opening remarks at the delegationlevel talks Singh said ldquoI would like to thank the government of Japan for their strong expression of solidarity with India in wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attackrdquoldquoIndia shares a Special Strategic and Global partnership with Japan During the bilateral meeting we discussed defence cooperation and regional securityrdquo Singh said in a social media post ldquoBoth sides condemned terrorism in all forms and emphasised the need for enhanced collaboration and joint efforts to counter crossborder threatsrdquoSingh said Nakatani expressed solidarity with India in the wake of the Pahalgam attack and offered ldquofull supportrdquoto India It is learnt that the two sides also deliberate on ways to boost IndiaJapan defence industrial cooperationDefence sec meets PMDefence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Monday met PM Modi against the backdrop of increasing tensions between India and Pakistan over the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killedThe meeting comes a day after Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh met PM Modi and is understood to have discussed the security situationNavy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi had on Saturday apprised the prime minister on the overall situation in the critical sea lanes in the Arabian Sea In a highlevel meeting with the top defence brass PM Modi on last Tuesday May 29 gave the Indian armed forces ldquocomplete operational freedomrdquo to decide on the mode targets and timing of the response to the Pahalgam terror attackMHA tells states to conduct drillsThe Union Home Ministry has asked several states to conduct civil defence drills on May 7 amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack government sources said on MondayThe measures to be taken during the drill include operationalisation of air raid warning sirens and training of civilians on civil defence aspects to protect themselves in the event of a ldquohostile attackrdquo they said The other measures are provisions of crash blackout measures early camouflaging of vital plants and installations and updation of evacuation plans and their rehearsalPrime Minister Narendra Modi has been holding a series of highlevel meetings including with top defence functionaries as India weighs its options for countermeasures against the April 22 terror attack Senior officials of the Delhi police have asked all DCPs to prepare detailed plans for the preparations They said the DCPs have started holding meetings with senior police officersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params