New Delhi, February 23: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday stated that India would exercise all options, diplomatic or otherwise, to win a decisive battle against Pakistan which is responsible for the Pulwama terror attack. Jaitley even called Pakistan as ‘rogue state’ and alleged that the latter is not acting against perpetrators of the attack even after the perpetrators have themselves admitted to the attack.

Reacting on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s televised address on Pulwama terror attack, Jaitley said, “The head of the government says, give me actionable intelligence. You need an actionable intelligence if it is a blind offence, but here is a man sitting in your own country who owned up to the offence. So when there is a confession...You have people sitting in your own country and admitting to the offence and saying that yes we have done it and taking credit for it.” Post-UNSC Statement on Kashmir, US President Donald Trump Calls Situation ‘Very Very Bad And Dangerous’ Between India and Pakistan. 

The Finance Minister while comparing the previous terror attacks stated that this time the anger of people is at an all-time high. He said, “In my lifetime, we have seen wars, we have seen human tragedies, we have seen prime ministers assassinated by terrorists. But the kind of anger which has been there, even on previous occasions, the one this time is unprecedented.”

Describing the reason behind referring Pakistan as ‘rogue state’, Jaitley said, “We have to act in a manner that this battle has to be decisively won by us because Pakistan is not willing to give up its traditional role in our neighbourhood as a rogue state. This is not a one-week battle. It should be undertaken in various forms.” Adding on, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already stated that India will exercise all its instruments at its command, whether it is diplomatic or otherwise.

Earlier in the day, United States President Donald Trump on Friday called the tensed situation between India and Pakistan as ‘Very Very Bad’. He pointed out that due to the terror attack, the situation in Kashmir and the neighbouring areas have become 'dangerous'. The reaction of the United State’s President comes a day after the United Nations Security Council issued a statement condemning the heinous terror attack on CRPF personnel in Pulwama.

(With Inputs From Agencies)

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