Furthermore, the report added that Indian forces have also begun a sweeping clampdown in occupied Kashmir, arresting hundreds, as they continue their hunt for the perpetrators.
The situation started after the Pahalgam attack when India announced the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, declaring its intention to disrupt the flow of water to Pakistan, whose irrigation system depends largely on upstream rivers.
Pakistan, for its part, has said it will suspend participation in bilateral treaties, including the Simla Agreement, that affect the line of control.
Anti-Muslim sentiment in India is also intensifying, with Kashmiri students studying in other Indian cities, in particular, facing widespread harassment and many of them feeling compelled to return home.
In the briefings to diplomats at the foreign ministry, Indian officials have made allegations against Pakistan over the recent Kashmir attack, which Islamabad has denied.
The lack of strong evidence offered so far, analysts and diplomats said, pointed to one of two possibilities: that India needs more time to gather information about the terrorist attack before striking Pakistan, or that — in a time of particular chaos on the world stage — it feels little need to justify to anyone the actions it plans to take, the report added.
The governments of Iran and Saudi Arabia have spoken to the two sides, and Iran’s foreign minister has publicly offered to mediate. The United Nations and the European Union have called for restraint and dialogue.
But major powers, including the United States, are distracted by other crises, and analysts say India is interpreting the expressions of support by many countries for its pursuit of justice as a green light for any measures it takes.
Trump administration officials have voiced strong backing for India’s fight against terrorism. President Trump has said he is friendly with both India and Pakistan, while noting that they have long been at odds.
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