Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said that 65 per cent of the total terrorists eliminated in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in this past year were Pakistanis. He said that 31 terrorists in total were eliminated by the Indian Armed Forces in 2025, out of which three were the perpetrators of the April 22 Pahalgam attack ā a massacre by terrorists which claimed 26 innocent lives.Addressing the annual press conference of the Indian Army here, Gen Dwivedi said, āIn 2025, 31 terrorists were eliminated, of which 65 per cent were of Pakistani origin, including the three perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack neutralised in Operation Mahadev. Active local terrorists are now in single digits.
ā He further mentioned that the terrorist recruitment is now āalmost non-existent, with only two in 2025ā. The Army chief said that the situation along the northern and northwestern border remains āstableā and āunder firm controlā, but stressed the need for āconstant vigil.
He also said that J&K has witnessed a significant positive change in 2025, adding that the ātheme of terrorism to tourism is gradually taking shapeā in the union territory. Gen Dwivedi mentioned that the situation along the Northern Front āremains stable, but needs constant vigilā, adding that apex-level interactions, renewed contact, and confidence-building measures are contributing to the āgradual normalisationā of the situation that has also enabled grazing, hydrotherapy camps, and other activities along the Northern Borders.