New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had said that the operation which had been carried by Indian Army’s retaliatory strike against insurgents had “changed the mindset toward India.”
Manohar Parrikar however refused to divulge any detail about the operation.
Notify that the Indian Army’s retaliatory strike against insurgents on wee hours of Wednesday believed to be behind the Manipur ambush, India and Myanmar are differing in their stand on where the operation exactly happened.
Myanmar claims that Indian soldiers did not cross into its territory whereas India continues to insist that the terror camps which were destroyed in the operation were in Myanmar.
Myanmar Army had claimed that they have learnt that the operation by Indian Army was performed on the Indian side at India-Myanmar border. Myanmar has further maintained that it would “not accept any foreigner who attacks neighbouring countries and creates problems using our territory”.
Myanmar’s presidential office director Zaw Hitay in a Facebook post said, “According to the information sent by Tatmadaw (Myanmar army) battalions on the ground, we have learned that the military operation was performed on the Indian side at India-Myanmar border.”
He further said, “Myanmar will not accept any foreigner who attacks neighbouring countries in the back and creates problems by using our own territory.”
India meanwhile continued to assert that the operation was carried out in Myanmar. India had also termed Myanmar’s stand as “diplomatic statement”.
India confirmed that the operation was “carried out successfully by Indian Army and two camps running in Myanmar were destroyed”.
Bureau Report
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