Question

Indian Army conducted surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC on 29th September 2016. What other responses has India made to the Pakistani terror threat?
A. Withdrawing from the SAARC summit
B. Withdrawing MFN status to Pakistan
C. Both of the above
D. Neither of the above

Answer 1

Hint:
The surgical strike was a major blow to the country of Pakistan based terrorists. Along with that India threatened to end their diplomatic ties with the Pakistan government and to not participate in the annual meeting of the South Asian countries.

Complete answer:
The surgical strike can be gone back to the eighteenth of September 2016 when four Pakistani assaulted the Indian armed forces at Uri-base in Jammu and Kashmir. It was Jaish-e-Mohammad Fidayeen gathering of Pakistan who arranged the assault.

Let us review the options and discuss the answer.

Option A. The nineteenth SAARC summit was a booked strategic gathering, which was initially intended to be held in Islamabad, Pakistan on 15–19 November 2016 however got dropped after an assault on an Indian armed force camp in Kashmir. Following the rising conciliatory pressures after the Uri militant assault, India declared to not attend the summit, claiming Pakistan's inclusion in the assault. Thus, it is a correct point.

Option B. After the Uri assault in 2016, India had additionally checked on the MFN status to Pakistan however chose not to pull out it. The intricate relations among India and Pakistan have antagonistically influenced respective exchanges just as exchange inside the district. India just threatened to withdraw the status. Thus, it is a correct point.

Based on the description of Options A and B it is clear that the correct answer is Option C

Therefore the answer is C.

Additional Information:
-After the surgical strike, there was a heated conversation on political grounds. Pakistan asserted that there had been no surgical strike led by India. The development of associated bunches in Pakistan was additionally observed and they dreaded another assault by India for a bigger scope.

-The Indian government received support from nations like Japan and Germany whereas Pakistan attempted to improve their relationship with China.

Note:
India pulled out the 'Most Favoured Nation (MFN)' status agreed to Pakistan under the World Trade Organization (WTO) structure after 40 CRPF work-force were killed in a militant assault in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 that was carried out by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

-The choice was taken at a gathering of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.