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India PM Manmohan Singh warns Pakistan on Kashmir | India PM Manmohan Singh warns Pakistan on Kashmir |
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Indian PM Manmohan Singh has said it "cannot be business as usual" with Pakistan after troops clashed along the disputed Kashmir border last week. | Indian PM Manmohan Singh has said it "cannot be business as usual" with Pakistan after troops clashed along the disputed Kashmir border last week. |
He said the deaths of two Indian soldiers - one of whom India says was beheaded - were "unacceptable". | He said the deaths of two Indian soldiers - one of whom India says was beheaded - were "unacceptable". |
Both countries claim Kashmir and have fought two wars over the territory. | Both countries claim Kashmir and have fought two wars over the territory. |
The Indian army chief has ordered an aggressive response after fresh exchanges at the border. Two Pakistani soldiers were also killed last week. | The Indian army chief has ordered an aggressive response after fresh exchanges at the border. Two Pakistani soldiers were also killed last week. |
The violence has plunged the neighbours into the worst crisis in relations since the Mumbai attacks of 2008, which were blamed on militants based in Pakistan. Both sides deny provoking last week's clashes. | |
The prime minster made his remarks in the capital, Delhi, to mark Army Day. | |
"After this barbaric act, there cannot be business as usual with Pakistan. What happened at LoC is unacceptable," he said, referring to the Line of Control, which divides Kashmir. | |
"I hope Pakistan realises this. I hope Pakistan will bring the perpetrators to book." | |
India was set to begin a landmark visa-on-arrival deal for Pakistani seniors at the Wagah crossing, but this has been put on hold. | |
Officials from both countries held a meeting at the border on Monday aimed at reducing tensions. Neither side have commented on the talks. | |
Both countries have also summoned each other's envoys to protest about the killings of the soldiers. Pakistan denies Indian accounts of what happened. |