India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations, 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.
Source: https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/world/india-pak-war-unlikely-says-us-intel-report-cautions-violent-kashmir-unrest-could-raise-conflict-risk/
