After military raid, India looks at more ways to pressure Pakistan


  • World
  • Friday, 30 Sep 2016

Heavy machinery operate beside a signboard lying at the dam site of Kishanganga power project in Gurez, 160 km (99 miles) north of Srinagar, June 21, 2012. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Beyond Thursday's raid by Indian special forces into Pakistan's side of divided Kashmir, New Delhi is considering new economic and diplomatic measures to bring pressure to bear on its neighbour, Indian officials said.

In a rare public acknowledgement, Indian officials said teams of elite troops crossed the de facto border dividing the nuclear-armed rivals in the Himalayan state, killing several militants it believed were planning to attack major cities.

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