Home Minister Rajnath Singh said after reviewing security in border states with Chief Ministers, that, the India-Pakistan border will be completely sealed by December 2018.

Mr Singh said after the meeting in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, that, "This is time bound, it will be done by 2018 December. We are readying an action plan for that."

A border security grid will be in place soon, he said, adding "We are also looking at technological solutions to man the border."

He was speaking after meeting the chief minister and home ministers of states that border Pakistan Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat to take stock of security arrangements.

“The nation’s security will never be compromised.”The Civil Aviation Security Bureau has also written to police chiefs, the CISF or the paramilitary force which guards airports and airlines alerting them to the security threat.

The government’s decision comes as tensions mount between India and Pakistan following an army strike on militant bases in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Islamabad has denied the military operation and said any attempt to infiltrate its territorial integrity will be rebuffed.

The “surgical strikes” have also ignited a political fight back home with opposition parties demanding proof and the BJP accusing them of dishonouring the army.

“Tension between India and Pakistan has increased, so we should be united and believe in our army,” Singh said, an apparent rebuke to opposition parties.

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