Indian forces free to choose means, dates of response to Kashmir terrorist attack — Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Indian military is free to choose the means, targets, and dates of its response to the terrorist attack on the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a high-level security meeting.

"The armed forces have full operational freedom in choosing the means, targets, and dates of India's retaliation measures," the PTI news agency quoted Modi as saying.

"Our national resolve is to deliver a crushing blow to terrorism," the prime minister pointed out.

Modi expressed full confidence in the professionalism of the Indian military and vowed to pursue and severely punish terrorists.