The decision to downgrade diplomatic ties with Pakistan in view of cross-border links to the Pahalgam terror attack was taken in the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on April 23.

India has launched a series of strong measures against Pakistan after a terror attack in J&K’s Pahalgam killed 26 people, mostly tourists. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has unveiled a five-point plan affecting water sharing,

After the Pahalgam terror attack, PM Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday. Following this, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the cross-border linkages to the Pahalgam attack were "brought out" in a briefing to the CCS following which it decided to take five measures against Pakistan.