Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday held separate telephonic conversations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, while Saudi Arabia s junior foreign minister called on him engagements which came in the backdrop of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
Amid raising Indo-Pak tensions, all flights between India and Pakistan have been cancelled on Wednesday. Furthermore, several other flights flying over Pakistan returned or diverted route to avoid Pakistani airspace.
US Report Says India Under Modi Likelier to Respond to Pakistan With Military Force
India has said it desires normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan in an environment free of terror, hostility and violence and that the onus is on Islamabad to create an environment free of terror and hostility.
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Washington: India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is more likely to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations than in the past, the US intelligence community has told Congress in a report.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in its Annual Threat Assessment report to the US Congress, said although a general war between India and Pakistan is unlikely, crises between the two are likely to become more intense, risking an escalatory cycle.