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Punitive fire assaults: Is India inching towards isolating Pakistan?

US spies have warned that New Delhi could resort to punitive measures against Pakistani aggression

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India may seek to punish Pakistan for its continuing support for terrorist organisations which target the former, top US intelligence officials have said.

Speaking at a US Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, US Defence Intelligence Agency head Lt Gen Vincent Stewart, according to reports, said: “India has sought and continues to move to isolate Pakistan diplomatically and is considering punitive options to raise the cost to Islamabad for its alleged support to cross-border terrorism.” (Read more)

At the same hearing, Trump's Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats said, "Islamabad's failure to curb support to anti-India militants

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