- Pahalgam’s criminals should be brought into the dock of law
New Delhi. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the phone on Monday and said that Russia fully supports India’s fight against terrorism and the conspirators of the Pahalgam terrorist attack should be brought to justice. Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on social media, “In a conversation with Modi, Putin strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and expressed deep grief over the death of innocent people.”
In a statement issued by the Russian Embassy, it was said that Putin termed the terrorist attack as “barbaric” and the two leaders stressed the need for “fighting without compromising” against all kinds of terrorism. He also said that the President has accepted the Prime Minister’s invitation for the annual India-Russia Summit to be held in India this year.
Putin is one of the world leaders who condemned the April 22 terrorist attack. 26 people were killed in this attack. Jaiswal said that the Russian President expressed deep grief over the death of innocent people and spoke of “full support” to India in the fight against terrorism. “He (Putin) insisted that the culprits and his supporters of this heinous attack should be brought into the dock of justice,” said a spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs.
“Jaiswal said that Modi and Putin reiterated their commitment to further intensify ‘India-Russia special and privileged strategic partnership’. He said that the Prime Minister greeted the Russian President on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Russia’s ‘Victory Day’ and invited him to the India-Russia annual summit in India later this year. The Russian statement said that the President expressed deep condolences on the death of Indian citizens in a brutal terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam.
It said that during the talks, the strategic nature of Russia-India relations was emphasized as special and privileged partnership. The statement said that these relations are not subject to “external influence” and are developing dynamically in all areas. It said that Modi congratulated Putin and all Russian people for the 80th anniversary of ‘Victory Day’.