Future terror attacks will be treated as acts of war, warns India

India has decided that any future act of terror will be considered an act of war against it, and New Delhi will respond accordingly. Top government sources confirmed it. This came in the wake of a recent escalation from the Pakistan side, which stopped after an understanding between both countries. With this decision, the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to draw a red line against terror incidents and makes clear that it will follow a similar military response as it has after the Pahalgam incident if terrorists linked to Pakistan target India again.
The US played a role in the de-escalation between India and Pakistan by placing direct pressure on Islamabad, linking the provisional release of a $USD 1 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to immediate acceptance of the ceasefire, with the remainder contingent on full compliance, sources said. They said that the Pakistani Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) called his Indian counterpart, explicitly stating that Pakistan would not carry out any further strikes and formally requested a ceasefire. They said that the US had kept both sides engaged. Sources said, there is no change in India's position on the diplomatic measures against the neighbouring country, including the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty,