India, Feb. 15 -- Rich tributes were paid to the soldiers killed in the Pulwama attack, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the world has seen how the Government responded to the terror attack that took place seven years ago.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also praised the prime minister at a rally in poll-bound Puducherry for his "decisive leadership" and "resolute action" against terrorism, hailing the Balakot airstrike carried out after the Pulwama attack and Operation Sindoor undertaken after the Pahalgam attack.

Several chief ministers and top Congress leaders paid tributes to the soldiers killed and said their service to the nation would always be remembered.

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