# India says it thwarted Pakistan-backed militant attacks, arrested over 200 operatives

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- Reuters, 2026-08-17 13:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/india-says-it-thwarted-attacks-by-pakistan-backed-militants-arrested-over-200-2026-08-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a830bb3aa1ab60001e2e2cf

> India’s security agencies arrested more than 200 people described as “terror operatives” linked to Pakistan, Home Minister Amit Shah said. The arrests were said to have prevented potential “subversive attacks” around Independence Day last week, in one of the country’s largest crackdowns of its kind in years.