US Report: South Asian tensions are rising as India is more likely to use military force in response to Pakistani provocations.
If Pakistan provokes, India Is Now More Likely To Retaliate With Military Force: US News
According to the study, India is more likely than in the
past to employ military force as a retaliation now that Prime Minister Narendra
Modi is in charge.
US Report: If Pakistan provokes India, India is More Likely to Use Military Action
The potential for tensions between India and China as well
as between India and Pakistan to rise has alarmed the US intelligence
community. The community's most recent yearly danger assessment, which
emphasizes the potential for nuclear war between nuclear countries, was recently
presented to the US Congress.
According to the article, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
made India more inclined to use military action if Pakistan provokes it. It is
now more likely that there would be an armed conflict along the disputed
boundary between India and China, which may directly threaten American
interests and people.
The analysis says that despite recent bilateral
discussions between India and China to settle border disputes, ties would
likely stay tense following their deadly conflict in 2020, which was the most
serious in decades. As demonstrated in prior standoffs, ongoing low-level friction
on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has the potential to swiftly worsen.
The research also emphasizes how the possibility of an
escalating cycle between two nuclear-armed powers makes conflicts between India
and Pakistan particularly concerning. Although the truce along the Line of
Control was restored by both parties at the beginning of 2021, Pakistan has a
long history of backing terrorist organizations that are hostile to India.
According to the paper, the impression of increased
tension on both sides increases the likelihood of violence, with Kashmir's
violent unrest or an Indian terrorist attack serving as possible flashpoints.
The US-Pakistan counterterrorism discussion presents a
chance for the United States to express its desire to collaborate with Pakistan
to confront terrorist threats and combat violent extremism, according to State
Department Spokesman Ned Price in answer to a query.
Price stressed that the US is concerned about any
organization that poses a danger to regional and global stability, and the
nation intends to increase its collaboration to confront these issues. The
viability of the alliance with Pakistan is crucial to the objective of a South
and Central Asia free of terrorism. The forum offers a chance for open
discussion of the actions that may be taken collectively to combat all
terrorist organizations that pose a danger to regional and global stability.
The US study emphasizes the need for diplomatic measures to
ease tensions between Pakistan and India and to uphold regional peace and
stability.
