JAMMU/NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - Indians took to the streets in celebration across the country on Tuesday (Feb 26) after the government said it carried out air strikes inside Pakistan killing hundreds of militants in a training camp.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
India's opposition leaders, many of whom have banded together against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party , congratulated the Indian Air Force , though they stopped short of praising Modi.
Modi has been under pressure to retaliate since the suicide car bombing in Kashmir's Pulwama, which India alleges was orchestrated by Pakistan's intelligence agency, and tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours have escalated in recent days. The BJP lost a string of state elections late last year, after which opposition parties have attempted to form a coalition to take on Modi.
Also many BJP supporters who had become disillusioned with the party would feel relief, said Bhawesh Jha, founder of CNX, one of India's largest polling companies. Some recalled the so-called"surgical strike" on suspected militant camps in Pakistan in 2016 after an attack by militants on an Indian army camp.
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