World Desk, AnyTV, Washington
Published by: Amit Mandal
Updated Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:03 PM IST
Summary
The ODNI said relations between New Delhi and Beijing will remain tense in 2020 in the wake of the deadly conflict, the most severe in decades.
US intelligence has told the US Congress that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely than ever to respond with military force to any Pakistani provocation. The US Intelligence Community’s annual threat assessment released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) also states that the military dispute between India and China over the disputed border raises the risk of an armed confrontation between the two nuclear powers. . It involves direct threats to American individuals and interests, and the United States must intervene.
Tension between India and Pakistan is worrying
It said tensions between India and Pakistan are of particular concern. Pakistan has a long history of supporting anti-India terrorist groups. India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is more likely than ever to respond with military force to perceived or actual Pakistani provocations. There is a high potential for fighting in the event of rising tensions between the two sides and violent unrest in Kashmir or another terrorist attack in India.
Relations between New Delhi and Beijing will remain tense
The ODNI said relations between New Delhi and Beijing will remain tense in 2020 in the wake of the deadly conflict, the most severe in decades. The report said that past standoffs have shown that frequent small conflicts along the Line of Actual Control have the potential to rapidly escalate into larger forms. The eastern Ladakh border standoff between Indian and Chinese armies began after violent skirmishes in the Pangong Lake areas and both sides gradually increased their deployment with thousands of troops as well as heavy weapons. Tension had escalated after a deadly clash in Galwan Valley on June 15, 2020.
In its report, ODNI said Beijing sees increasingly competitive US-China relations as part of an epoch-making geopolitical shift. It also sees Washington’s diplomatic, economic and military measures as a broader US attempt to halt the rise of China and undermine Communist Party rule.
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US intelligence has told the US Congress that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely than ever to respond with military force to any Pakistani provocation. The US Intelligence Community’s annual threat assessment released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) also states that the military dispute between India and China over the disputed border raises the risk of an armed confrontation between the two nuclear powers. . It involves direct threats to American individuals and interests, and the United States must intervene.
Tension between India and Pakistan is worrying
It said tensions between India and Pakistan are of particular concern. Pakistan has a long history of supporting anti-India terrorist groups. India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is more likely than ever to respond with military force to perceived or actual Pakistani provocations. There is a high potential for fighting in the event of rising tensions between the two sides and violent unrest in Kashmir or another terrorist attack in India.
Relations between New Delhi and Beijing will remain tense
The ODNI said relations between New Delhi and Beijing will remain tense in 2020 in the wake of the deadly conflict, the most severe in decades. The report said that past standoffs have shown that frequent small conflicts along the Line of Actual Control have the potential to rapidly escalate into larger forms. The eastern Ladakh border standoff between Indian and Chinese armies began after violent skirmishes in the Pangong Lake areas and both sides gradually increased their deployment with thousands of troops as well as heavy weapons. Tension had escalated after a deadly clash in Galwan Valley on June 15, 2020.
In its report, ODNI said Beijing sees increasingly competitive US-China relations as part of an epoch-making geopolitical shift. It also sees Washington’s diplomatic, economic and military measures as a broader US attempt to halt the rise of China and undermine Communist Party rule.