Defence minister Rajnath Singh too set to skip Russia’s V-Day parade | India News

NEW DELHI: After PM Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh can be set to skip Russia’s Victory Day parade in Moscow subsequent week, amid heightened tensions with Pakistan. India is maintaining all army choices open in opposition to its western neighbour, as rival armies proceed to change small arms fireplace alongside LoC.
Junior defence minister Sanjay Seth is probably going to signify India on the eightieth Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, an official stated Saturday.
Though Russia had invited Modi for the ceremony, it was earlier determined that Singh would attend the occasion. Russia has invited leaders of a number of pleasant nations, together with Chinese President Xi Jinping, to attend the Victory Day parade.
Army Saturday stated Pak Army had once more “resorted to unprovoked small-arms firing” at its posts from throughout the LoC in areas like Kupwara, Uri and Akhnoor in J&Okay throughout the evening. “Our troops responded promptly and proportionately,” it stated.
Since the Pahalgam bloodbath, the ceasefire alongside the 778-km LoC and 198-km worldwide boundary in J&Okay has frayed with the rival armies concentrating on one another with rifles, gentle and medium machine weapons, although heavier weapons like 120mm mortars and 155mm howitzers haven’t but been utilized by both facet.
The Indian and Pakistani navies are additionally engaged in shadow-boxing within the Arabian Sea, with a number of firing drills.