WASHINGTON: The recent report submitted by the US intelligence service to the US Congress can be seen as a warning to Pakistan. The report stated that India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was more likely than in the past to retaliate strongly to the provocations from the Pakistani side.

The annual threat assessment of the US Intelligence Community released by the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) also mentioned the tensions between India and China. The report, which said that the armed conflict between the two nuclear powers can be terrifying, added that the United States should intervene in disputes between the two countries.