Intelligence Chiefs Warn of Russian Troops Near Ukraine and Other Threats
Officials said that China’s push for global power posed a threat to the United States, and they dwelled on climate change, domestic extremism and more.
William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, center, and Avril B. Haines, the director of national intelligence, warned Congress of threats from Russia and China on Wednesday.Credit.Pool photo by Saul Loeb
April 14, 2021Updated 7:16 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON The Russian military buildup at the Ukraine border and in Crimea could provide enough forces for a limited military incursion, the C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, told senators on Wednesday as he and other senior officials outlined a range of threats facing the United States.
Under PM Modi, India More Likely To Respond Militarily Against Pakistani Provocation: US Intelligence Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in West Bengal (Twitter)
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has informed the US Congress in its Annual Threat Assessment report that India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real provocations from Pakistan.
âUnder the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations, and heightened tensions raise the risk of conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, with violent unrest in Kashmir or a militant attack in India being potential flashpoints,â the report read as per the
India under PM Modi more likely to retaliate with military force to Pakistan: US intel report
Although a general war between the two countries is unlikely, crises between India and Pakistan are likely to become more fervid, risking an escalatory cycle, the US intelligence community has told Congress in a report
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)
India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations, the US intelligence community told Congress in a report.
Although a general war between the two countries is unlikely, crises between India and Pakistan are likely to become more fervid, risking an escalatory cycle, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said in its Annual Threat Assessment report to the US Congress.