Click to play videoNew Delhi: India and Pakistan have begun trading charges over Monday's ceasefire violation at the Line of Control (LoC) that left one jawan of the 22 Rajput dead.
The Indian version is that the Pakistani Army objected to an Indian Army observation post, 300 metres short of the LoC on the Indian side in the Naugam Sector.
Twelve Pakistani soldiers crossed the LoC over to the Indian side, accosting the sentries at the Indian post. A Pakistani soldier opened fire, killing a jawan. This led to exchange of fire for about 15 hours
The Pakistani side contests the Indian version.
They say Indian soldiers crossed the LoC, wanting to establish a post on the Pakistani side. After the fire-fight, Indian soldiers were forced to flee, leaving behind their weapons.
India's response has been uncharacteristically sharp. Defence Minister AK Antony linked 19 ceasefire violations this year by Pakistan to rising infiltration.
"This is like flying a kite infact. Pakistanis are saying that if the border becomes little more live, can they not project better to the Americans. And this is to play on American fears also," says former National Security Advisor Satish Chandra.
Experts feel the Pakistan Army is reasserting its position as the primary player in Islamabad.
Now that the bloody skirmish between the Indian and Pakistani troops on the Eagle Post is over, India needs to reiterate to Pakistan that it should desist from further action on the LoC.
With the LoC ceasefire no longer sacrosanct, Antony announced that India has begun beefing up its troop positions.
And as the two armies snap ferociously at each other on the LoC, the Indo-Pak peace process has perhaps never looked as helpless in the last four years as it does today.
(With inputs from Mufti Islah)
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