Amid mounting domestic pressures, Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir is orchestrating a high-stakes terror plot in Jammu and Kashmir to provoke Indian retaliation and internationalize the Kashmir issue, senior Indian officials have warned.

The strategy reportedly banks on renewed US-Pakistan ties under President Donald Trump to trigger global intervention, echoing India's 2019 Balakot strikes.

Intelligence sources describe a "desperation-driven" two-pronged plan: Reviving home-grown terror modules in the Valley to disrupt tourism and divert security forces, followed by a spectacular cross-border attack using Pakistani operatives from launch pads.

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"Pakistan is willing to risk its terror infrastructure being hit again, just to force US involvement beyond mere retaliation," a top government official told IANS.

Munir's high-risk gamble amid Iran setback

For Munir, the stakes are personal and political. His recent push for a US-Iran peace deal faltered, denting his image as a global statesman. Facing growing domestic scrutiny, he's now eyeing the presidency, sources say, and views a Kashmir escalation as a path to legitimacy.

"What better than internationalizing Kashmir to claim he 'earned' the top job?" another official remarked.

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India has consistently rejected externalizing the issue, especially post-Article 370 abrogation in 2019, which integrated Jammu and Kashmir fully. Pakistan's repeated UN bids failed as New Delhi framed it as an internal matter.

Rebuilding terror networks in J&K

The Intelligence Bureau highlights Pakistan's focus on "home-grown" modules to sustain low-level attacks, straining forces currently border-focused. Success here could enable infiltration by hundreds waiting across the Line of Control.

"This diversion is key -- hit tourism, scatter troops, then strike big," an IB official noted.

Pakistan watchers link the shift to Munir's Iran frustrations. "He wanted to project Pakistan on the world stage; now Kashmir is his pivot to lure US intervention," one expert said.

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Indian forces remain vigilant, with enhanced surveillance along the LoC. Defense analysts caution that any strike risks repeating 'Operation Sindoor' --India's decisive 2025 response to prior provocations -- potentially isolating Pakistan further.