Briefcase 1 US has urged India and Pakistan to hold dialogue to de-escalate tensions. 3 Modi has referred to Pak as 'one country' responsible for spreading terrorism. The US has urged India and Pakistan to hold dialogue to de-escalate tensions, saying they don't want the relations to worsen and "lead to some kind of incident". In a clear reference to the rising bilateral tensions, Toner said: "It's clearly in the security interests of the region that they work to de-escalate tensions and that they have dialogue. Tension between India and Pakistan have soared over the Kashmir unrest after Islamabad termed Hizbul militant commander Burhan Wani as a "martyr".

Source: India Today September 09, 2016 15:33 UTC