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| Kashmir: India warns Pakistan to stop 'unprovoked attacks' | Kashmir: India warns Pakistan to stop 'unprovoked attacks' |
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| India has warned Pakistan of heavy retaliation if it does not stop "unprovoked firing" in Kashmir. | India has warned Pakistan of heavy retaliation if it does not stop "unprovoked firing" in Kashmir. |
| Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said India would make it "unaffordable" for Pakistan if the attacks continued. | Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said India would make it "unaffordable" for Pakistan if the attacks continued. |
| These are the strongest comments yet from India's government on the recent escalation of tension. | These are the strongest comments yet from India's government on the recent escalation of tension. |
| At least 19 people have been reportedly killed as troops continue to exchange fire in some of the worst violence in the disputed region in a decade. | At least 19 people have been reportedly killed as troops continue to exchange fire in some of the worst violence in the disputed region in a decade. |
| Of those killed since violence began last Friday, 11 are on the Pakistani side while eight are on the Indian side. | |
| Both sides have accused each other of starting the hostilities. | Both sides have accused each other of starting the hostilities. |
| A ceasefire agreed in 2003 remains in place, but the nuclear-armed neighbours often accuse each other of violating it. | A ceasefire agreed in 2003 remains in place, but the nuclear-armed neighbours often accuse each other of violating it. |
| Both sides continued to exchange fire on Wednesday night, and Indian officials said eight people, including three soldiers, had sustained "minor injuries". | Both sides continued to exchange fire on Wednesday night, and Indian officials said eight people, including three soldiers, had sustained "minor injuries". |
| "If Pakistan persists with this adventurism, our forces will make the cost of this adventurism unaffordable for it," Mr Jaitley told reporters in Delhi. | "If Pakistan persists with this adventurism, our forces will make the cost of this adventurism unaffordable for it," Mr Jaitley told reporters in Delhi. |
| 'Infiltration' | 'Infiltration' |
| "Pakistan should stop this unprovoked firing and shelling if it wants peace on the border," he added. | "Pakistan should stop this unprovoked firing and shelling if it wants peace on the border," he added. |
| Asked about the reasons for the surge in violence, Mr Jaitley said it "is an effort [by Pakistan] to precipitate tension for both domestic and international reasons", without giving more details. | Asked about the reasons for the surge in violence, Mr Jaitley said it "is an effort [by Pakistan] to precipitate tension for both domestic and international reasons", without giving more details. |
| He said the firing by Pakistani troops was a "cover to enable infiltration [by Pakistan-based militants]" into the Indian side. | He said the firing by Pakistani troops was a "cover to enable infiltration [by Pakistan-based militants]" into the Indian side. |
| Mr Jaitely said Indian troops had killed a large number of "infiltrators" from Pakistan after the recent floods in Indian Kashmir - "there is a connection between the firing and infiltration". | Mr Jaitely said Indian troops had killed a large number of "infiltrators" from Pakistan after the recent floods in Indian Kashmir - "there is a connection between the firing and infiltration". |
| When asked about the timing of the recent hostilities, Mr Jaitley said: "Why now? [This question] should be asked across the border, not me." | When asked about the timing of the recent hostilities, Mr Jaitley said: "Why now? [This question] should be asked across the border, not me." |
| The latest round of hostilities come just months after India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to his inauguration. | The latest round of hostilities come just months after India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to his inauguration. |
| But relations have deteriorated since then. | But relations have deteriorated since then. |
| In August, India cancelled talks with Pakistan after accusing it of interfering in its internal affairs. | In August, India cancelled talks with Pakistan after accusing it of interfering in its internal affairs. |
| And last month, Mr Modi, in his first speech at the UN, said he wanted peace talks with Pakistan but insisted it must create an "appropriate atmosphere". | And last month, Mr Modi, in his first speech at the UN, said he wanted peace talks with Pakistan but insisted it must create an "appropriate atmosphere". |
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