Modi Takes ‘Muscular’ Path on Pakistan as Clamor for Proof Grows

  • Air strikes to become central plank of BJP’s election strategy
  • Satellite imagery analysis reveals little damage at site
Narendra ModiPhotographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg
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India’s ruling party is growing increasingly defensive as doubts grow over crucial details of airstrikes on a terrorist training camp in Pakistan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embraced the attack as a central plank of his election campaign and criticized opposition parties for demanding evidence, while Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah said the airstrikes show India is "secure under the strong and decisive leadership" of its leader.