Tension between India and Pakistan had brought the crisis over Kashmir “back into sharp focus,” it added. The report, however, glossed over Islamabad’s use of terror as an instrument of state policy and the role played by Pakistan-based terror groups in targeting India. “In this strained situation, any attack committed by the Kashmiri insurgency bears the risk of escalation, including military confrontation between the two nuclear-armed powers,” the report said. There was no immediate response from Indian officials on the Munich Security Conference report. “Imran Khan has almost been egging on a terror attack against India.

Source: Hindustan Times February 17, 2020 18:35 UTC