Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi is set to visit Srinagar on Friday to conduct a comprehensive review of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, following the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 civilians.
Top Army commanders in the region will brief Gen. Dwivedi on the prevailing security dynamics and the military’s operational readiness, according to defence sources. It remains unclear whether the Army Chief will personally visit Pahalgam during the trip.
In response to the attack and evidence of cross-border involvement, India has significantly downgraded its diplomatic engagement with Pakistan. The government has expelled Pakistani military attachés, suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, and ordered the immediate closure of the Attari land-transit post.
These measures were finalized during a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
