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People of PoK our family, will return to India voluntarily: Rajnath Singh

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People living in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are a part of the Indian family and will return to India voluntarily one day, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.

Addressing a Confederation of Indian Industry Business Summit, the defence minister also said that New Delhi had “redesigned and redefined” its counter-terrorism strategy. Any future dialogue with Islamabad would be limited to discussions on terrorism and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, he added.

The defence minister’s remarks came amid tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, which escalated on May 7 when the Indian military carried out strikes – codenamed Operation Sindoor – on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.