Varanasi, May 10 -- Amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions, Defence Expert Sanjeev Srivastava said that if Pakistan has decided to escalate the conflict, India will definitely fight it and once again, will emerge victorious.

Sanjeev Srivastava said, "Rajouri Additional District Development Commissioner Raj Kumar Thappa died in the Pakistani shelling on the Line of Control and I express my condolences. Clearly Pakistan has taken an escalatory ladder, and this entire scenario might turn into a war. India is giving a befitting reply to Pakistan's illicit actions."

He further said that there are reports that on Friday night Pakistan air bases were targeted.

"In response to Pakistan targeting Indian civil regions and military bases, India ...