New Delhi, May 1 -- For the second time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) following the tragic Pahalgam terror attack, in which Pakistan-based terrorists killed 26 innocent people, mostly tourists.

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is understood to have deliberated on the overall security situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday amid speculations about India's possible retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, given its cross-border linkages.

The CCS meet was held at the prime minister's Lok Kalyan Marg residence, a day after he held a meeting with the top military brass and accorded operational freedom to the armed forces on the "mode, targ...