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The Center had abandoned the dialogue on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting within 24 hours of its agreement, after three police officers were kidnapped at Shopian and shot dead by terrorists belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen. The brutal killings took place a few days after militia commander Riyaz Naikoo threatened "resignation or death" to government officials in the valley.
According to a report by the Times of India, the murders were planned in detail in Islamabad, the interceptions said. ISI officials in the messages ordered their soldiers in Kashmir to kill the FS immediately after the kidnappings and even ordered the release of the abducted civilian.
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The bullet-ridden bodies of the three FS were recovered just over an hour after the kidnappings, provoking massive indignation across the country and reversing the government's position on the negotiations with Pakistan. Sources in intelligence agencies said the killings were aimed at derailing the polls conducted by local authorities in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Ministry of External Affairs, while announcing its decision to end the talks, said the decision to accept the dialogue responded to the spirit reflected in the letters of Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mutual peace.
But the killings, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar, "have laid bare the agenda of Pakistan and the true face of Imran Khan".
The army chief, Bipin Rawat, also said that energetic action was needed to avenge terrorists and the Pakistani army against barbarity against Indian security forces. "I think the other side should feel the same pain," he said.
The government's decision also triggered anger on the other side of the border. Imran Khan said he was disappointed by the "arrogant and negative response from India". "All my life, I have met little men occupying large offices without vision to see the bigger picture," he said.
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