India's army chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, will review the ongoing security situation in the state of Jammu and Kashmir following the deadly attack on tourists in Pahalgam.
He is also scheduled to visit the site of the attack and meet senior army commanders deployed in the Kashmir valley.
It comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to chase the perpetrators to "the ends of the earth".
Indian officials say Tuesday's attack had "cross-border linkages".
Twenty six men were gunned down in an attack on tourists in Pahalgam area.
India and Pakistan have unleashed a raft of measures against each other, with India keeping a critical river water-sharing treaty in abeyance and Pakistan closing its airspace to Indian airlines, among other steps.
The two countries both claim Muslim-majority Kashmir in full, but rule it in part.
Early on Friday, authorities in Indian Kashmir demolished the houses of two suspected gunmen, one of whom is an accused in Tuesday's attack.
The US vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution on Thursday that would have demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and that Israel lift all restrictions on aid deliveries to the Palestinian enclave.
An elderly British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan in February were released and flying to Doha on Friday after Qatari mediation, an official with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Nepal’s interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Friday pledged to fight corruption, create jobs and raise living standards after a deadly wave of youth-led protests earlier this month toppled the prior government.
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese departs for the US this week, raising expectations of a first meeting with President Donald Trump, where the AUKUS defence partnership and China are likely to dominate talks between the security allies.
A strong earthquake struck Russia's far eastern Kamchatka, the regional governor said on Friday, prompting a series of tsunami warnings in the region, but despite waves reaching the shore, there were no reports of damage.
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In his message to mark 80 years of the United Nations, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, underscored the importance of the UN Charter in "upholding peace and security".