The United States Annual Intelligence Report said that India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "more likely" to respond with force to Pakistan provocation, Zee News reports on April 13. The annual threat assessment of the US intelligence community report 2021 said, "Under 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". The report highlighted that "tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan remain a concern for the world." The US intel report released by the Director of National Intelligence further, pointed out, "although a general war between India and Pakistan is unlikely, crises between the two are likely to become more intense, risking an escalatory cycle."