PNN – The senior analyst at the Wilson Center, in a tweet, stated that the United States would likely not object to India’s limited response to terrorist threats, provided that the response does not escalate tensions in the region.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia Program at the Wilson Center and a leading analyst of South Asian issues, explained Washington’s possible position on the crisis between India and Pakistan on the X Network.
He wrote: The United States understands India’s counterterrorism imperatives and would not object to a limited response from New Delhi, provided that this action does not increase tensions in the region.
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This analysis comes as there are once again signs of increasing tension between New Delhi and Islamabad, and speculation has been raised about the possibility of Indian retaliatory action.
These comments come after Kugelman explained in the Times of India last week that although the United States has strengthened its relations with India in order to counter China, it still depends on security cooperation with Pakistan in combating terrorist threats.
He had stated: A significant portion of the militant groups that the United States seeks to contain or destroy are present in Pakistan or receive direct or indirect support from the country’s security apparatus.
Kugelman noted that this dependency has created an inevitable partnership; despite the deep distrust between Washington and Islamabad, the United States needs Pakistan’s field intelligence and operational capabilities to counter terrorism.
India and Pakistan have had tense relations since independence, and border clashes, terrorist attacks, and political disputes have caused serious security crises between them from time to time.